Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai proposed that Japan consider offering new Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans to Vietnam with more preferential and simplified lending terms and procedures while hosting a reception for Tanaka Akihiko, president at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Japan on Thursday. The reception took place during Deputy PM Khai’s business trip to Japan from Wednesday through Saturday this week.

-- Hoang Minh Cuong, vice-chairman of the administration of Hai Phong City in northern Vietnam, hosted a reception on Friday for crew members of the Royal Netherlands Navy’s Frigate HNLMS Tromp that is anchoring at the local Chua Ve port, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Business

-- GreenNode, an AI GPU cloud provider under VNG Digital Business, a key business arm of Vietnamese tech giant VNG, on Friday announced its strategic partnership with Nvidia and other global partners. The partnership is expected to enable customers worldwide to seamlessly access and leverage powerful AI capabilities.

Society

-- The Ministry of Public Security has pressed charges against Le Quang Thung, former general director of the state-run Vietnam Rubber Group, and eight other former senior executives for their alleged violations related to a property project located at 39-39B Ben Van Don Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 4.

-- A seven-month-old baby died after he constantly choked and coughed at an unauthorized daycare facility in Thanh Khe District, Da Nang City, central Vietnam on Wednesday, a local official confirmed on Friday.

-- The administration of Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam on Friday evening approved the suspension of the Vietnam Seas and Islands Festival, originally scheduled to take place from Thursday to Sunday in Vung Tau City. The Phan Trong Binh People’s Armed Forces Fund, the event organizer, elaborated that the event sponsors could not collaborate with the Fund as initially planned.

World News

-- Hundreds are feared dead after a massive landslide leveled dozens of homes and buried families alive in a remote village in northern Papua New Guinea early on Friday, a resident said, Reuters reported.

-- Lobbying groups representing airlines, hotels and retailers have urged European Union tech regulators to ensure that Google takes their views into account, and not just large intermediaries, when making changes to comply with landmark tech rules, according to Reuters.

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