Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics 

-- Indian naval ship INS Sudarshini arrived at Saigon Port on Wednesday, starting its three-day friendship visit to Vietnam.

-- Vietnam condemns violent attacks on civilians in the Middle East, calling on both sides involved in the raging conflict to stop rocket salvoes and to respect the international humanitarian law, foreign ministry spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang told a press briefing in Hanoi on Wednesday.

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam were invited to Saudi Arabian coffee sessions after they arrived at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh at 3:30 pm on Wednesday (local time).

Society

-- Many localities in the northern and central regions are experiencing moderate to heavy rains due to a storm in the East Vietnam Sea, according to the national weather center.

-- Two major hospitals in Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam are facing a shortage of medications, according to the provincial Department of Health.

Business

-- The digital economy opens a wider door for strong growth and strengthens connectivity between different nations, State President Vo Van Thuong told a high-level forum on the digital economy of the third belt and road forum for international cooperation in Beijing, China on Wednesday.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction will inspect 81 real estate exchanges established from 2009 to 2017 to detect and sanction violators, while removing bottlenecks facing these exchanges. The inspection will be conducted this month.

Lifestyle 

-- The French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday opened a photo exhibition to introduce various tourism activities in France. A series of photographs are posted on the outer walls of its building at 6 Le Duan Boulevard in District 1.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s first plastic bottle recycling machine was installed and put into operation at an Annam Gourmet store in Thu Duc City on Wednesday.

-- Lee Ho-jeong, a 41-year-old Vietnamese immigrant, was selected as one of four national pilots in South Korea and seized an opportunity to fly a T-50 fighter jet at the Seoul air show this week, the Republic of Korea Air Force said on Wednesday.

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