Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Hanoi Children’s Hospital was opened on Wednesday, making it the first children’s hospital in the Vietnamese capital.

-- The Ministry of Transport is seeking input from other ministries and local authorities in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring Dong Nai Province on the prefeasibility report for the Thu Thiem–Long Thanh railway project, a nearly-42-kilometer line estimated to cost over US$3.4 billion.

-- A whirlwind swept through a hamlet in Ca Mau, Vietnam's southernmost province, on Wednesday afternoon, causing four houses to collapse, blowing off the roofs of 12 others, and injuring six people, a local official said the same day.

-- The Department of Transport in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, has completed its review of local bridges, identifying 87 weak bridges on district-managed roads and 17 more on routes managed by the department, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Business

-- Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company and France’s pharmaceutical and healthcare company Sanofi on Tuesday signed a letter of intent on cooperation in manufacturing some vaccines of the latter in Vietnam.

-- Up to 150 travel agents from Kazakhstan and the Commonwealth of Independent States on Wednesday attended a seminar to learn about tourism cooperation potential in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam.

Lifestyle

-- A performance by Sweden’s Arrival, known as the world’s top ABBA tribute band, was canceled in Hoi An City, Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam on Tuesday due to heavy rain damaging the sound equipment, according to a representative of the event organizer.

-- Hanoi overcame major cities like Bangkok, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo to be recognized as Asia’s Best Culinary City Destination at the fifth World Culinary Awards held in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month.

-- The Vietnam Bakery Cup 2024, the first international cake making contest in Vietnam, is set to take place from December 11 to 13 in Ho Chi Minh City, attracting over 400 contestants.

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