Read what is in the news in Vietnam today: 

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse guided visiting Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his spouse on their tour of Ngoc Son Temple and Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi on Sunday.

Society

-- During the 46th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee for Bilateral Cooperation in Hanoi on Sunday, it was revealed that state utility Vietnam Electricity (EVN) entered into 19 power purchase agreements with producers for the acquisition of 2,689MW of electricity from 26 hydropower projects in Laos.

-- The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam stated that it has not received an order from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration regarding the temporary suspension of Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operations for inspection, following a cabin panel blowout that compelled a new Alaska Airlines jet carrying passengers to make an emergency landing.

-- The construction of the My Thuy deep sea port in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, at a cost of over VND14.2 trillion (US$583.8 million), is anticipated to resume on February 26 after a four-year hiatus caused by financial constraints and procedural complexities, the provincial People’s Committee said on Sunday.

-- Police in Lac Duong District of the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Sunday said that they apprehended an individual who had employed a gun to hunt and fatally injure several endangered wild animals.

-- Cruise ship Celebrity Solstice docked at Chan May port in Thua Thien-Hue Province on Sunday, bringing approximately 2,700 foreign visitors to central Vietnam.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport reports that Tan Son Nhat International Airport is projected to receive 130,000-140,000 passengers daily during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, reflecting an eight-percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Business

-- Vietnam spent over $2.8 billion on importing close to 117,800 completely built-up cars in 2023, a significant decrease of 27 percent in value and 32 percent in volume compared to the previous year, according to the General Statistics Office.

Sports

-- Yokohama FC, playing in Japan’s second-tier J2 League, have officially announced the contract extension with Vietnamese forward Nguyen Cong Phuong until the end of 2024, despite his limited playtime last season.

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