Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:
Politics
-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on Sunday afternoon for the U.S. to attend the high-level week of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, and conduct bilateral activities in the North American country.
Society
-- Phan Cong Man, chairman of the People’s Committee of Phu Loc District in Thua Thien-Hue Province and head of the Traffic Safety Committee of the district, on Sunday confessed to receiving a fine for driving with alcohol in his body. Vietnam strictly prohibits driving with any level of breath or blood alcohol concentration.
-- Numerous villas within a heavily-invested sea reclamation urban area in Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam are currently available for purchase but they face little interest from the market.
-- The construction site of a cultural house project in Tuyen Hoa District of Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam unexpectedly collapsed on Sunday, causing injuries to two people.
Lifestyle
-- Boat service for tourists on Nho Que River, a popular destination in Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam, has been suspended starting Saturday as a result of an unresolved disagreement concerning the temporary management plan for tourist transportation services on the river.
Sports
-- Vietnamese gymnasts grabbed three gold medals, three silvers, and a bronze at the eighth Aerobic Gymnastics Asian Championship held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from September 13 to 17.
-- Vietnam’s Nguyen Thuy Linh was crowned the women’s singles champion of the Yonex-Sunrise Vietnam Open 2023 international badminton tournament after securing a thrilling 2-1 triumph against Japan’s Akari Kurihara in the final on Sunday evening.
-- The Vietnamese national futsal team suffered a 1-4 defeat against Hungary in a friendly match held at Lanh Binh Thang Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday evening.
-- Vietnamese Muay Thai fighter Tran Quoc Tuan triumphed over opponents from the UK, Uzbekistan, and Russia to secure a prize of US$5,000 at the Muay Thai Rampage - One King Victory In Pride martial arts competition in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday night.
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