Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Two ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy, frigate HMNZS Te Mana, and sustainment vessel HMNZS Aotearoa, arrived at an international port in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday, starting a five-day friendship visit to Vietnam.

Society

-- As a result of the impact of a tropical depression that formed in the East Vietnam Sea on Sunday, the central, Central Highlands, and southern regions of Vietnam can expect moderate rain to heavy downpours and thunderstorms from Monday through Wednesday.

-- A man sustained numerous injuries, another person endured a fractured leg, and four other individuals suffered minor injuries after a four-story house collapsed due to an unstable foundation in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday.

-- Police in Lam Dong Province said on Sunday that they had arrested three men for trafficking drugs concealed in mooncakes from Ho Chi Minh City to the Central Highlands province.

Business

-- Trade between Vietnam and Brazil hit a historic high of US$6.78 billion in 2022, with Vietnam predominantly sourcing its imports from Brazil, heard a discussion between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on an official Brazil visit, and Brazilian enterprises on Sunday morning (Brazil time).

-- The Customs Department of Da Nang City in central Vietnam said on Sunday that they had detected and temporarily seized a shipment of 20 iPhone 15 Pro Max devices illegally brought into the country by a Thai passenger a day before. Authorized dealers in Vietnam have only collected advance payments for the iPhone 15 Pro Max and have not commenced the actual deliveries.

-- Twenty-one manufacturers, traders, and distributors of audio equipment showcased their products at the AVSHOW 2023 exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City last weekend.

Sports

-- Vietnamese rowers Dinh Thi Hao, Ha Thi Vui, Pham Thi Hue, and Du Thi Bong won the country’s first medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sunday by finishing third to earn a bronze in the women’s coxless fours.

-- Vietnamese athlete Tran Ho Duy secured a bronze medal in the men’s individual poomsae category of taekwondo at the ongoing 19th Asian Games on Sunday.

-- Vietnam were eliminated from men’s football at the ongoing 19th Asian Games after losing 1-3 to Saudi Arabia in their last Group B match on Sunday.

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