What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- The Vietnamese government always attaches importance to the Mekong - Lancang Cooperation (MLC) and will continue joining hands with China and other Mekong countries to promote the strong, effective, and sustainable development of this cooperation mechanism, the Vietnam News Agency reported, citing Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the fourth MLC Leaders’ Meeting held online on Monday.

Society

-- The police investigation agency of the Ministry of Public Security has arrested Nguyen Thanh Binh, incumbent chairman of the administration of An Giang Province in southern Vietnam, for his alleged involvement in the largest-ever illegal sand mining ring in the province, the ministry’s spokesperson said on Monday.

-- The administration in Tien Giang Province in southern Vietnam approved the adjustment of the maximum speed on the Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway in the province to 90 kilometers per hour from the current 80 kilometers per hour, a local official said on Monday.

-- Police in Lam Dong Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, have filed charges against and detained a 15-year-old male teenager for allegedly murdering his father, a source of Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper said on Monday. The teenager set fire to his body before using adhesive tape to wrap and hid it on the ceiling board of his house’s bathroom on Friday last week.

Business

-- Hanoi welcomed four million international travelers and 20 million domestic visitors, generating VND87.65 trillion (US$3.6 billion) in tourism revenue this year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism’s report released on Monday.

-- Vietnam spent $7.8 billion importing nearly 9.4 million metric tons of fuels in the January-November period this year, up 18.3 percent in volume but down 3.6 percent in value year on year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

World News

-- “The death toll in weekend attacks in the central Nigerian state of Plateau has risen to 113,” Reuters reported, quoting a local official on Monday.

-- “Major Japanese auto manufacturers will invest 150 billion baht ($4.34 billion) in Thailand over the next five years, supporting the Southeast Asian country's transition to making electric vehicles,” Reuters cited a Thai government spokesperson as saying.

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