Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- As urban migrants returning to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, a section of the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway passing through Dong Nai Province and the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway in northern Vietnam experienced heavy traffic congestion, stretching for many kilometers on Wednesday evening and afternoon.

-- Four people riding two motorbikes traveling in the wrong direction on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway collided with a truck, resulting in their fatalities on Wednesday.

-- A dog meat restaurant owner in Thoi Binh District, Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam succumbed to rabies after getting a dog bite five months ago, the provincial Center for Disease Control announced on Wednesday.

-- A five-year-old girl lost her hand while playing with fireworks in Ho Chi Minh City, the city’s Children’s Hospital said on Wednesday.

Lifestyle

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City closed Nguyen Hue Flower Street, one of the city’s biggest Tet highlights, on Wednesday evening. However, the two giant dragon figures remain on display for visitors.

Education

-- Ho Chi Minh City and Son La Province were announced new members of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities on Wednesday in recognition of their outstanding efforts to make lifelong learning a reality for all at the local level.

World News

-- President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russian scientists were close to creating vaccines for cancer that could soon be available to patients, Reuters reported.

-- Britain said it had signed an agreement with Canada on Wednesday to work more closely together on the development of fusion energy, Reuters reported.

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