What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan Nukaga Fukushiro in Tokyo on Wednesday as part of his ongoing official visit to Japan. The top Vietnamese legislator and his spouse also met with Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako at the Imperial Palace the same day.

-- Ho Chi Minh City authorities presented 100 tablet computers to the Cuban people through the Cuban Consulate General in the city at a ceremony to mark the 64th anniversary of Vietnam-Cuba diplomatic ties on Wednesday.

Society

-- A rare crocodile estimated to weigh three kilograms was discovered in a yard of a household in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday morning. The animal was handed over to the city’s rangers for care and preservation.

-- A trailer truck hit a motorcycle on National Highway 1 in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam on Wednesday night, leaving one student dead and another injured, said a local official.

Business

-- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Wednesday signed a decision to develop a seaside economic zone set to cover 20,000 hectares in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam.

-- Vietnam exported agro-forestry-fishery products worth over US$56.7 billion between January and November, surpassing the full-year target of $55 billion set by the prime minister.

Lifestyle

-- The Ba Chua Xu (Holy Mother of the Realm) Festival on Mount Sam in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang was officially recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Paraguay on Wednesday night. 

Sports

-- The Vietnamese team claimed fourth place at the World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Hong Kong, which wrapped up on Wednesday.

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