Read what is in the news in Vietnam today: 

Society

-- Two successive cold fronts have rendered Vietnam’s northern weather frigid, with temperatures plummeting to zero degrees Celsius in certain mountainous regions.

-- Rescuers on Sunday assisted two exhausted tourists from Ho Chi Minh City in descending Co Tien Mountain in Nha Trang City, south-central Khanh Hoa Province.

-- Police in Quang Trach District, central Quang Binh Province on Sunday announced their successful collaboration with the Noi Bai border gate police station in Hanoi in apprehending a 30-year-old woman wanted internationally for her involvement in gambling, after she had been in hiding abroad for three years.

-- Police in central Quang Ngai Province apprehended a 29-year-old male taekwondo teacher who enticed male students under the age of 16 into engaging in various forms of sexual activities, an official said on Sunday.

-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has issued a warning to passengers traveling on domestic routes, advising them of potential delays in retrieving baggage due to an expected surge in travel volume at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

-- Computer viruses caused estimated losses of VND17.3 trillion (US$716 million) to Vietnamese users in 2023, according to a cybersecurity assessment program for individual users conducted by Bkav Corporation in December last year.

Lifestyle

-- Thousands of tourists flocked to the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to visit ripening tangerine gardens in Lai Vung District last weekend.

Sports

-- Liverpool moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 demolition of Bournemouth that extended their unbeaten league run to 14 games on Sunday, Reuters reported.

-- Girona striker Artem Dovbyk scored a quick-fire, first-half hat-trick to help them to a 5-1 home win over Sevilla on Sunday as the hosts reclaimed top spot in LaLiga, Reuters reported.

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