Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration launched the country’s first-ever early warning system for thunderstorms, lightning, and flood in Hanoi on Tuesday.

-- Two Asian black bears, previously rescued from a residence in Hanoi, were relocated to their new habitat at the Vietnam Bear Sanctuary situated on Bach Ma Mountain in central Thua Thien-Hue Province on Tuesday.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has announced a plan to conduct a fire drill involving 2,400 participants at the Ben Thanh underground station of the metro line 1 in December.

-- The construction contractor failed to meet the deadline for restoring the road surface at the underground station S12 construction site of the Nhon - Hanoi Station metro line, which is the capital city’s second metro line, originally scheduled for Tuesday.

-- As of Tuesday afternoon, Ho Chi Minh City had reported 48 cases of gastrointestinal issues, with 19 people requiring hospitalization due to suspected food poisoning from cream puffs distributed at a Mid-Autumn Festival event on September 29. A six-year-old girl had previously died under similar circumstances after consuming a cake from the same event.

-- The investigation unit of the Supreme People’s Procuracy apprehended a female deputy judge from the People’s Court of Binh Minh Town in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long for receiving a bribe worth VND40 million (US$1,640) on Tuesday.

Business

-- Vietnam’s wood and wood product exports reached approximately $9.7 billion in value in January-September, according to the Export-Import Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

-- Vietnam’s telecommunications sector generated revenue exceeding VND254 trillion ($10.4 billion) in January-September, reflecting a 2.8-percent increase compared to the same period last year, excluding the price factor, which rose by 0.1 percent.

-- A recent survey conducted by the Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information Ho Chi Minh City, involving nearly 10,000 businesses and over 233,400 employees, indicates that over 1,200 companies are anticipating workforce reductions for the remainder of 2023.

Sports

-- Vietnamese boxer Luu Diem Quynh won the women’s 66-75kg bronze medal while the Vietnamese women’s sepak takraw team continued their winning streak in the semifinals to advance to the gold-medal match at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday.

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