Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam spoke at the United Nations Summit of the Future, which opened at the UN headquarters in New York on Sunday (local time).

-- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam met with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin in New York on Sunday (local time) on the sidelines of the United Nations Summit of the Future and the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Society

-- Typhoon Soulik, the fourth storm to enter the East Vietnam Sea this year, has left five people dead or missing after making landfall in central Vietnam last Thursday, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.

-- Due to the influence of typhoon Soulik, Muong Lat District in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam experienced heavy rain over the weekend, with rainfall reaching 106.6mm, leading to landslides and flooding that have isolated the district from the lowlands since Sunday evening.

-- The Department of Health of Bac Kan Province in northern Vietnam on Sunday afternoon reported that test results indicated nearly 70 hospitalized patients with similar symptoms were suffering from a gastrointestinal infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.

Business

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions for general director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho, CEO of Taiwan’s Phu My Hung Holdings Group Gary Tseng, and general director of AEON Mall Vietnam Co. Ltd. Tetsuyuki Nakagawa as part of his trip to the northern province of Bac Ninh on Sunday.

Lifestyle

-- Park Bom, the main vocalist of famed South Korean girl group 2NE1, held a fan concert at Hoa Binh Theater in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday evening.

Sports

-- Vietnam finished 25th at the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024, with Le Tuan Minh earning an individual bronze medal in the final round on Sunday night.

World News

-- SpaceX plans to launch about five uncrewed Starship missions to Mars in two years, CEO Elon Musk said on Sunday in a post on social media platform X.

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