Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and a high-ranking delegation enjoyed dinner and took a stroll around the iconic Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of Hanoi following his arrival in the Vietnamese capital city on Sunday.

Society

-- Phase 2 of the Vinh Tuy Bridge is expected to open to traffic on Wednesday, helping reduce traffic pressure and connect provinces and districts in the east of Hanoi with the city center, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered an investigation into the collapse that killed four people in a coal mine in the country’s mining center of Quang Ninh Province on Saturday night.

Education

-- A total of 414 scholarships were granted to K-12 students, college students, and graduate students at the Vallet scholarship awards ceremony held at the Municipal Theater in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday. The Vallet Scholarship program is funded through the contributions of Odon Vallet, a scholar in French jurisprudence and a professor of religious history at Sorbonne University in France.

Lifestyle

-- Le Hoang Phuong, 27, from south-central Khanh Hoa Province, was crowned Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 during the grand finale in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday evening.

-- The Biet Dong Saigon - Gia Dinh Museum was officially opened on Sunday morning at 145 Tran Quang Khai Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.

-- Yen Tu Pagoda, located in Quang Ninh Province, is scheduled to welcome the world’s most massive jade statue of Buddha Shakyamuni in the coming time.

Sports

-- Cong An Hanoi FC claimed Vietnam’s top-tier V-League 1 2023 title following a 1-1 draw against Thanh Hoa FC on Sunday night.

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