Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The Dakrong Bridge in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, which connects Vietnam’s National Highway 9 with Laos and Thailand, is at high risk of collapse. Vehicles are required to pass through the bridge at a maximum speed of five kilometers per hour and keep a minimum distance of 175 meters from one another.

-- A passenger bus carrying 10 passengers burst into flames on a Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway section in Hanoi on Saturday. The incident caused no casualties, a representative of the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security reported the same day.

-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has reported to the Ministry of Transport that local air carriers had complied with regulations on ticket sales, declarations, and pricing practices following the authority’s inspection into the airlines’ ticket sales, mainly between April 1 and May 4 this year.

Business

-- The administration in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam and Ecovance Vietnam Co. Ltd. under South Korea’s SK Group on Saturday held a ground-breaking ceremony for a hi-tech biodegradable material factory which carries a price tag of nearly VND2.4 trillion (US$94.3 million).

Lifestyle

-- Vietnam has been nominated for many accolades at the 31st World Travel Awards, the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism said on Saturday.

-- Hai Phong City opened its Red Phoenix Flower Festival 2024 on Saturday night with art performances and firework displays, attracting thousands of spectators. The fest will last until May 14.

Education

-- The British Council was found to have granted more than 90,480 unauthorized IELTS and Aptis certificates in 2022, according to the outcome of an inspection conducted by the Ministry of Education and Training.

World News

-- “More than 100 people were kidnapped by gunmen during Friday night raids on three villages in northwest Nigeria, the latest abduction of villagers in a region blighted by widespread insecurity,” Reuters reported, citing a district head and residents.

-- “The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, while the World Food Programme said it was double that," Reuters quoted the Taliban's interior ministry as saying.

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