Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held meetings with the leaders of Spain, Paraguay, Canada, Singapore, the UAE, the Vatican, and the World Health Organization on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brazil on Tuesday (local time). 

-- State President Luong Cuong on Wednesday hosted a reception for President of the National Assembly (NA) of Armenia Alen Simonyan, who is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- The Politburo has given the green light to a project to develop a comprehensive international financial hub in Ho Chi Minh City and a regional financial center in Da Nang City, central Vietnam.

-- Police in Hanoi, in collaboration with police in Ho Chi Minh City and the Ministry of Public Security, busted a transnational hi-tech fraud ring, charging 18 scammers and freezing assets totaling over VND2 trillion (US$78.6 million), an officer said on Wednesday.

-- The highly-anticipated new Rach Dia bridge, which connects District 7 and Nha Be District in Ho Chi Minh City, will open to traffic on November 30.

Business

-- Chu Lai Port in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam officially opened a new shipping route directly connected to the United States on Monday, contributing to attracting cargo and shipping lines and expanding its transportation network.

Lifestyle

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on Wednesday decided to recognize Ben Thanh Market as a city-level architectural relic site.

-- The administration of Cat Hai District in the northern city of Hai Phong has issued a ban on kayaking services in Cat Ba Archipelago because of concerns over the safety of tourists.

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