Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam and Singapore reached a consensus on deeper cooperation in various fields such as education, culture, tourism, digital, and green economy, heard the 16th Vietnam-Singapore political consultation co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Singapore Albert Chua in Singapore on Wednesday.

Society

-- Vietnam was estimated to serve nearly three million tourists during the four-day National Day holiday, lasting from Saturday last week to Tuesday, up 20 percent year on year.

Business

-- Ride-hailing and delivery company Gojek will stop its operation in Vietnam from September 16, a representative of the firm told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Wednesday.

-- The ninth Electric & Power Vietnam 2024 exhibition and the 16th HVACR Vietnam 2024 expo kicked off at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, bringing together over 350 major local and international firms.

-- Vietnam’s CME Solar Investments has entered a joint venture agreement with Vista Global, a unit of Samsung C&T under South Korean tech giant Samsung, to boost the development of rooftop solar energy in Vietnam.

Lifestyle

-- Ho Chi Minh City was named Asia's Best MICE Destination and Asia's Best Incentive Destination at the fifth annual World MICE Awards Gala Ceremony held in the city on Wednesday.

-- Online museum platform Google Arts & Culture, operated by Google, has launched an exclusive site for Vietnam called ‘Vibrant Vietnam,’ which introduces people to the variety of Vietnamese cultures via high-resolution images and videos.

-- Hundreds of lion heads of all types and sizes are on display at several stores along Tran Hung Dao Street in Hue City, central Thua Thien-Hue Province, spreading the festive atmosphere ahead of the approaching Mid-Autumn Festival. The festival, also known as the 'Children’s Festival,' takes place on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. This year, it is due on Tuesday, September 17.

Sports

-- Vietnamese weightlifter Le Van Cong won a bronze medal in men's 49kg weight category at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Wednesday, marking the first medal for the Vietnamese Paralympic team.

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