Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- According to weather experts, the low-pressure system responsible for thunderstorms and heavy rain in the north has shifted to the northwest region, so a chance of thunderstorms is expected to decrease gradually starting Monday.

-- The Hanoi People’s Committee Office has proposed establishing a Public Administration Center to slash the number of civil servants and public employees handling administrative procedures by over 2,700 to just 190.

-- Two of the five patients who received organs donated by a 32-year-old Hanoi man, declared brain-dead after a severe traffic accident, are currently recovering.

-- Last weekend, heavy rain and floods in Bac Quang District, Ha Giang Province, northern Vietnam resulted in one death from being swept away by floodwaters and two injuries from a landslide that caused a house wall to collapse, according to a preliminary report from the provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control, and Search and Rescue.

Business

-- Luxury mooncakes still thrive in Ho Chi Minh City despite consumers facing numerous economic challenges.

Lifestyle

-- Do Dinh Hong, director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports, announced during the closing ceremony of the ‘Hanoi Days in Ho Chi Minh City’ festival on Sunday evening that the three-day event, which featured various activities from Friday to Sunday, attracted over 50,000 visitors.

Sports

-- On Sunday morning, the SeaStar Nha Trang Bay swimming tournament, the first long-distance sea swimming event held in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam, took place with over 500 participants.

-- On Sunday, 13-year-old badminton player Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen secured Vietnam’s first Asian silver medal in badminton at the Badminton Asia U17 & U15 Junior Championships 2024 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

-- At the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest 2024 held in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Sunday, Hong Kong won the championship, while Vietnam secured the runner-up position.

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