Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Leaders of the Party and the state of Vietnam have sent thank-you letters and telegrams to leaders of countries, international organizations, Parties, and international friends for extending condolences over the July 19 passing of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

-- President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta will pay a state visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3 at the invitation of Vietnamese State President To Lam, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

-- Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee Ka-chiu will pay a visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 1 at the invitation of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Society

-- Police in Quang Binh Province, north-central Vietnam on Monday handed over three Chinese nationals who caused a traffic accident in the province to police in Quang Ngai Province in the central region, as the trio confessed that they had killed a taxi driver and stole the vehicle in Quang Ngai on Saturday evening.

-- Traffic police in Quang Ngai Province said on Monday that they had fined a young woman VND7 million (US$278.5) and revoked her driver’s license for three months after she was found driving and taking her hands off the handlebars of her motorcycle to make a heart shape.

-- Two police officers in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam successfully saved a young man from drowning in a stream on Saturday, the provincial police reported on Monday.

Business

-- Hapag-Lloyd, the largest container transport shipping in Germany, on Monday signed a contract to purchase 2,000 20DC containers from Vietnamese steelmaker Hoa Phat Group.

Lifestyle

-- Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper will organize the 'Vietnam Phở Festival 2024' in Seoul, South Korea in October in association with Saigontourist Group under the theme 'Enjoy Phở, Discover Vietnam.' The Day of Pho(December 12), initiated by Tuoi Tre in 2017, went international for the first time in 2023 when the newspaper held it in Japan under the name of 'Vietnam Phở Festival.'

World News

-- “At least 140 people were injured in southern Russia on Monday when a train carrying 800 passengers smashed into a truck on a level crossing, causing eight carriages to derail,” Reuters reported, quoting Russian Railways.

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