Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang got the hands-on experience of making Dong Ho folk paintings and visited an exhibition displaying Vietnam’s distinctive agricultural products exported to China in Hanoi on Sunday.

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the Vietnam-China business workshop in Hanoi on Sunday, where they urged businesses of both nations to strengthen economic ties and drive sustainable development.

Society

-- 5G network packages are set to launch in Vietnam, with Viettel becoming the first mobile network operator to offer commercial 5G services nationwide starting Tuesday.

-- The risk of the Marburg virus, which causes an Ebola-like disease, entering Ho Chi Minh City through air travel is low as there are no direct flights from Rwanda, which is currently battling its first outbreak, and incoming passengers are being screened, the municipal Department of Health said on Sunday.

-- Up to 2,500 police officers showcased their strength, martial arts expertise, and survival skills at the Health for National Security Festival held in Da Lat City, located in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, on Sunday.

-- A woman riding a motorbike in Vung Tau City, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam tragically died on Sunday after colliding with a taxi door that had been carelessly opened by the driver. The impact threw her into the opposite lane, where she was run over by another car.

-- Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam announced on Sunday a series of promotions for tourists to celebrate its welcoming nine million visitors in January-September.

-- Thai police on Saturday raided a drug den at a karaoke bar in Nonthaburi province that exclusively served Vietnamese patrons, arresting three Vietnamese employees in the process, according to Bangkok Post.

Sports

-- More than 2,100 people walked in District 5, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday to honor local businesses.

-- Six countries are appealing for the inclusion of vovinam, Vietnam’s acrobatic martial art, in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, set to be held in Thailand in 2025.

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