Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on Thursday morning for three-day state visits to Laos and Cambodia. The visits come at the invitations of General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- A 52-year-old Vietnamese woman died after being hit by a train in Sydney, Australia on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Australian press. The accident happened when the tourist, identified as Tuyet Nguyen, climbed down onto the tracks to retrieve her shoe.

-- Authorities in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam on Wednesday destroyed two smuggled luxury cars. The Lamborghini and Mercedes-AMG G63 autos were second-hand vehicles.

-- A fire erupted at a house down an alley in Tan Chanh Hiep Ward, District 12, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday evening, killing one woman.

-- An Indonesian doctor visited the University Medical Center Ho Chi Minh City in February for colorectal cancer treatment. He underwent a treatment period of over four months and an over-four-hour operation, said the medical center. 

Business

-- Vietnam is experiencing a remarkable period of prosperity, with the country’s millionaire population growing by an impressive 98 percent over the past decade. The country is home to 19,400 millionaires, 58 centi-millionaires, and six billionaires, according to British investment migration consultancy Henley & Partners.

Lifestyle

-- The Hai Van Gate relic site, located atop Hai Van Pass, which connects Da Nang City and Thua Thien-Hue Province in central Vietnam, will be reopened to tourists for free in August after a nearly-three-year makeover.

-- International tourists’ demand for travel to Vietnam during the first half of 2024 surged by 1.7-fold year on year, according to a report by Klook, Asia’s leading travel and experience platform.

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