Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The release of water from reservoirs and heavy rain caused floodwaters to rise rapidly in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam on Sunday evening, prompting many people to rush to move their belongings to avoid flooding.

-- Authorities from Lam Dong and Khanh Hoa Provinces have joined forces to provide food, accelerate cleanup efforts, and evacuate nearly 100 residents and tourists from Khanh Le Pass in Khanh Hoa, which has been blocked by landslides.

-- Prolonged heavy rains have caused landslides that obstructed traffic on Ninh Thuan Province’s coastal road and flooded more than 100 houses in low-lying areas of the south-central Vietnamese province.

-- Two U.S. A-10 attack aircraft and a C-130J military transport aircraft landed consecutively at Gia Lam Air Base in Hanoi on Sunday afternoon, ahead of the 2024 Vietnam International Defense Expo, which will take place from Thursday to Sunday this week.

Business

-- According to a report from March to August, Vietnam generated nearly US$55 million for Japanese retail corporate group Aeon, marking a 14.5-percent increase compared to the same period last year. During this period, the operating profit reached approximately $16.2 million, a rise of more than 21 percent year on year, with Vietnamese consumers contributing an average of over $2 billion in daily profits for the group.

-- Meta, the American multinational technology conglomerate owning Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Threads, announced that it has removed over 15,000 scam URLs from social networks in Vietnam this year.

Lifestyle

-- On Sunday, marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan, the People’s Committee of Long An Province in southern Vietnam, in collaboration with Nam Long Group, held the inauguration ceremony for the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Village in Ben Luc District.

Sports

-- Vietnam secured a 1-0 victory over Indonesia in their second match in the 2024 ASEAN Championship group stage on Sunday evening in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam, taking the top spot in Group B with six points from two games. 

-- The Vietnamese men’s football team woke up early at 4:30 am on Monday to travel from Phu Tho Province to Hanoi, where they flew to the Philippines for their third match in the 2024 ASEAN Championship group stage against the hosts.

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