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Society

-- A solar power project, whose total investment reaches close to US$14 million, in some mountainous areas in north-central Quang Binh Province will undergo inspection due to its inadequacies, said the local inspecting agency on Wednesday.

-- Police in southern Long An Province said on Wednesday they had detained two local men, aged 21 and 29, for allegedly shooting at a married couple traveling on the street in an attempt to rob them.

Business

-- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Wednesday asked the administrations of Ninh Binh Province and Hai Phong City to take charge of the development of the Ninh Binh - Hai Phong Expressway, which will pass through these two northern localities, instead of the Ministry of Transport.

-- Ferry and high-speed boat services linking Phu Quoc City and Ha Tien City in southern Kien Giang Province were resumed from Wednesday afternoon to transport tourists stranded on the island of Phu Quoc due to the impact of typhoon Talim, the first to hit Vietnam this year, to the mainland, said the local maritime authority the same day.

Education

-- All 34 Vietnamese students competing at the 2023 World Mathematics Invitational, held in Seoul between July 14 and 18, bagged awards, including six gold, nine silver, 12 bronze, and seven consolation prizes.

World News

-- At least two people and an armed attacker were killed and six others wounded in a shooting in New Zealand's largest city of Auckland on Thursday, hours ahead of the opening match of the Women's soccer World Cup in the city, Reuters reported.

-- Italy put 23 cities on red alert as it reckoned with another day of scorching temperatures on Wednesday, with no sign of relief from the wave of extreme heat, wildfires and flooding that has wreaked havoc from the United States to China, according to Reuters.

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