Read what is in the news in Vietnam to day:

Society

-- Landslides recurred in Gia Nghia City of Dak Nong Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, as part of a local road collapsing into a nearby stream on Sunday.

-- Foam boxes carried by ocean waves on Sunday spread across an approximately seven-kilometer stretch of a beach in Co To Island District, northern Quang Ninh Province.

-- Tran Quang Lam, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport, stated at a program on Sunday that pending approval from relevant authorities, the city expects to incorporate an additional 100 kilometers of metro routes into its planning.

-- The People’s Committee of Phu Quoc Island City off southern Kien Giang province plans to forcefully dismantle five additional unlawfully-constructed villas in Duong To Commune this month, local authorities said on Sunday.

Business

-- According to a report from Bloomberg, data from data.ai revealed that Vietnam ranked among the top five powerhouses globally for mobile game downloads in the first half of 2023.

Sports

-- Vietnamese archery player Do Thi Anh Nguyet demonstrated outstanding performance at the 2023 World Archery Championships in Berlin from August 1 to 6 and secured the 17th position in the women’s individual recurve event.

-- Sweden beat the United States 5-4 on penalties to condemn the defending champions to their earliest Women’s World Cup exit on Sunday after the teams were locked at 0-0 at the end of extra time, Reuters reported.

-- Arsenal beat Manchester City 4-1 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield on Sunday and strike the first blow in this season’s rivalry between the two clubs, Reuters reported.

World News

-- At least 28 people were killed Sunday when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan, with an emergency declared at local hospitals struggling to deal with with dozens of injured, AFP quoted the railway minister as saying.

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