What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Society

-- Police in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam on Monday coordinated with the border guard station of Huu Nghi International Border Gate in northern Lang Son Province to deport a Chinese man who illegally entered Vietnam in September this year.

-- One in every 220 Vietnamese smartphone users was a victim of online scams in 2024 and these victims lost a total of VND18.9 trillion (US$742.6 million) to the scams, according to a report released on Monday by the National Cybersecurity Association.

-- Police in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on Monday issued an administrative violation record against a man who lay on the seat of a motorbike and asked his friend to film his act for uploading to TikTok.

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested three suspects on Sunday for allegedly trafficking and transporting drugs under the orders of a Chinese national. Authorities seized over 42 kilograms of narcotics during the operation.

Education

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has proposed that tuition fees be waived for all students at public and non-public preschools, high schools, and continuing education centers, starting from the 2025-26 academic year.

Lifestyle

-- Scotland’s music band The Big Day is set to perform in Da Lat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on Tuesday evening. The program will be open free of charge, according to the Da Lat People’s Committee.

World News

-- “Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s transition team is recommending sweeping changes to cut off support for electric vehicles and charging stations and to strengthen measures blocking cars, components and battery materials from China,” according to a document seen by Reuters.

-- “South Korea's Constitutional Court on Monday began reviewing the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol over his Dec. 3 martial law proclamation, starting a process to decide if he will be removed from office, while investigators plan to question him this week on criminal charges,” Reuters reported.

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