What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- State President Luong Cuong on Monday sent a message of sympathy to Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi over severe human and asset losses caused by cyclone Chido, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- A blast killed two men at a house in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam on Monday afternoon, a local official confirmed the same day.

-- Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast was honored as the car brand with the greatest contributions to the environment and sustainability in Indonesia at an event late last week.

-- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines’ on-time performance reached 81.8 percent in January-November, higher than the Vietnamese aviation sector’s average of 73.7 percent, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

-- A thin layer of frost blanketed the summit of Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest peak, in the northern province of Lao Cai on Monday for the second time this winter as temperatures were recorded at minus one degree Celsius.

-- A tourist drowned after being swept away by rough waves while posing at Nha Trang beach in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam last weekend, a local official reported on Monday. Local authorities had earlier banned residents and tourists from taking photos in front of strong waves.

Business

-- Vietnam’s export revenue is projected to hit US$403 billion this year, rising 13.6 percent year on year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported at a conference on Monday.

World News

-- “The Biden administration on Monday announced a last-minute trade investigation into Chinese-made 'legacy' semiconductors that could heap more U.S. tariffs on chips from China that power everyday goods from autos to washing machines to telecoms gear,” Reuters reported.

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