Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- A high-ranking delegation led by Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong arrived at Fiumicino International Airport in Rome on Tuesday, beginning a working trip to Italy and the Vatican at the invitations of Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis.

-- Vietnam on Tuesday congratulated Cambodia on successfully organizing its recent parliamentary elections for the seventh term.

-- Vietnam and Israel should increase the exchange of high-level visits to further support multifaceted cooperation between the two countries, suggested Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang while paying a courtesy visit to Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Tuesday.

Society

-- A two-year-old boy from northern Tuyen Quang Province was hospitalized in a critical state on Tuesday after his family had attempted to treat his cobra bite using folk medicine.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has requested relevant departments to explore the possibility of integrating ticketing systems between the city’s bus lines and upcoming metro lines.

-- A road turned slippery due to a rain on Tuesday afternoon while motorcyclists pulled over to put on raincoats, resulting in a serial collision of at least 15 motorbikes on the Saigon Bridge, a major thoroughfare crossing the Saigon River that connects Thu Duc City and Binh Thanh District in Ho Chi Minh City. At least 25 people were injured.

-- Traces of spices detected on a grinding slab and other stone tools unearthed in Vietnam reveal that curry was eaten in Southeast Asia at least 2,000 years ago, CNN reported on Tuesday.

Lifestyle

-- The UNESCO Center for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.

-- Two Vietnamese dishes -- banh cuon (steamed rice rolls with savory fillings) and bo kho (Vietnamese beef stew) -- have been listed among the 100 best rated breakfasts in the world by international food website TasteAtlas.

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