Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol held talks by telephone and agreed to strengthen their countries' strategic cooperation in many areas including defense and high technology on Tuesday.

-- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam also held online talks with President of the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida on Tuesday.

-- President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló and his spouse will make an official visit to Vietnam from Thursday to Sunday, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

-- Leaders of many countries have extended their greetings to the Party, state leaders, and people of Vietnam on the 79th anniversary of the National Day (September 2, 1945-2024).

Society

-- During the recent four-day National Day holiday, the Traffic Police Department under Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security reported 257 traffic accidents nationwide, resulting in 124 fatalities, 193 injuries, and 16,425 cases of driving under the influence.

-- On Tuesday night, the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting outlined two potential scenarios for storm Yagi, which is expected to be very powerful and make landfall in Vietnam between Friday and Saturday.

-- A five-car pile-up occurred on the Phan Thiet-Dau Giay Expressway in southern Vietnam on Tuesday evening, causing significant vehicle damage and a lengthy traffic jam. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

-- The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security has proposed new regulations permitting prisoners to donate tissue or organs in the draft revised Law on Criminal Enforcement.

-- On Tuesday evening, border guards at the Lao Bao international border gate in Huong Hoa District, Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam reported investigating a man who was caught transporting 18,000 synthetic drug pills for a fee.

Lifestyle

-- On Tuesday evening in Manila, Philippines, Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam was honored as ‘Asia’s Leading National Park 2024’ by the World Travel Awards Organization, marking the sixth consecutive time it has received this accolade since 2019.

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