What you need to know in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Secretary General of Vietnam’s National Assembly Bui Van Cuong led a delegation to Switzerland to attend the meeting of the Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments from March 24 to 26.

-- Vietnam welcomes a resolution recently adopted by the United Nations Security Council that demands an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on Wednesday.

-- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang expressed his hope that Vietnam and the U.S. will deepen cooperation across spheres, making it on par with their comprehensive strategic partnership, while receiving Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services’ Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, in Hanoi on Wednesday, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- The southern region is forecast to continue experiencing the baking hot weather, with the highest temperature reaching 37 degrees Celsius, and a very high ultraviolet index on Thursday, while many parts in northern Vietnam might record fog and drizzle in the morning, according to the national weather center.

-- Vietnamese people spent a combined VND200 billion (US$8 million) on rabies vaccinations in the first three months of 2024, heard a teleconference discussing the prevention of diseases spread by animals on Wednesday.

-- Despite warnings repeated by local authorities and police against online fraud, many Vietnamese residents have been trapped and scammed out of their money after talks on some message and phone apps such as Facebook and Zalo.

Business

-- Tour operators on Phu Quoc Island off the southern province of Kien Giang are offering discounts on tours while local authorities are stepping up the fight against overcharging to entice visitors to the island during the forthcoming holiday celebrating the Reunification Day (April 30).

World News

-- Divers on Wednesday recovered the remains of two of the six workers missing since they were tossed into Baltimore Harbor from a highway bridge that collapsed into shipping lanes when a faltering cargo freighter rammed into the structure, officials said on Wednesday, according to Reuters.

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