Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese State President Vo Van Thuong will depart for the U.S. from Hanoi on Tuesday to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week 2023 in San Francisco, California between Tuesday and Friday this week at the invitation of U.S. President Joe Biden.

-- The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar has promptly drawn up plans to protect Vietnamese citizens living and working in some northern states in Myanmar, while requesting support measures from Myanmar authorities to ensure security and safety for Vietnamese citizens and create favorable conditions for them to leave the dangerous areas amid the complicated developments in this country, said the embassy.

Society

-- Dozens of large trees on Truong Chinh Street in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City have been cut down to make room for a road linking Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa Streets, which is aimed at easing congestion in the Tan Son Nhat International Airport area.

-- Rescuers in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday successfully saved nine people trapped in an elevator at a local clinic, the Ho Chi Minh City police said on Monday.

-- Police in Thu Duc City on Monday arrested a 39-year-old man who drove a seven-seater car after drinking alcoholic beverages on Sunday. His car collided with five other vehicles and knocked down a house wall, killing an 18-year-old woman and injuring two others.

Business

-- Many investors from the U.S. and Europe have shown more interest in the merger and acquisition (M&A) market in countries with an impressive growth rate like Vietnam, heard a conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday.

-- Maltese-flagged cruise ship Celebrity Solstice with nearly 2,700 European and American tourists aboard docked in Quang Ninh Province in northern Vietnam on Monday. Another cruise ship from Marshall Islands will also arrive in the province on Tuesday, carrying nearly 700 travelers.

Lifestyle

-- U.S. legendary jazz musician Kenny G, during his tour in Vietnam for a performance on Tuesday, donated a saxophone for auction to raise funds for the disadvantaged, especially children, in the country, Kenny G said at a press briefing on Monday.

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