Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Authorities in Nghe An Province, located in north-central Vietnam, were mobilizing some 1,000 soldiers, firefighters, and locals to put out a fierce wildfire in Nam Dan District at 9:45 pm on Wednesday.

-- A string of 35 earthquakes measuring up to 4.2 on the Richter scale have hammered Kon Plong District in Kon Tum Province of Vietnam’s Central Highlands over the past six days, posing no risks of disaster.

-- The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will earmark VND11 trillion (US$465.5 million) for its traffic infrastructure projects in the 2021-25 period, accounting for some 45 percent of the municipal coffers, said Tran Viet Truong, chairman of the Can Tho City People’s Committee.

Business

-- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will fire a pilot for testing positive for an illicit drug, said Dang Anh Tuan, spokesperson of the airline.

-- The Vietnamese Embassy in the United Kingdom had a working session with the Irish Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science in Dublin on Monday to step up the two countries’ cooperation in education, science, and technology, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

-- Vietnam imported over 9,000 autos worth $250 million in June, up 18.4 percent in volume and 30.7 percent in value month on month, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Tourism

-- Vietnam is one of Japan’s key tourism source markets, Masaki Oita, executive director of the Japan National Tourism Organization, told a Vietnamese travel promotion program in Tokyo on Wednesday.

-- Ho Chi Minh City will hold the first river festival between August 4 and 6 to popularize the images of the city and people, cultural features, food, and tourism among local and international tourists.

Sports

-- Vietnam beat host Chinese Taipei 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon to secure the semifinal berth in the 2023 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Challenge Cup for men, which is being held in Taiwan. 

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