What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received Special Envoy of the President and Advisor for International Affairs of Palestine Riad Malki in Hanoi on Wednesday, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Cold air is forecast to continue flowing across the northern region until early 2025, with the minimum temperature at 12 degrees Celsius, according to the national weather center.

-- Railway Transport Joint Stock Company started operating 11 luxury sleeper carriages, transformed from seating carriages, on Wednesday to serve passengers on the Ho Chi Minh City-Nha Trang route during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.

-- The 240-kilometer Day River, one of the northern region’s longest rivers, is heavily polluted by wastewater. 

Business

-- The export price of Vietnam’s five-percent broken rice dropped by US$17 to $485 per metric ton on Wednesday, the lowest in 19 months, according to the Vietnam Food Association.

Lifestyle

-- Ha Giang Province in northern Vietnam has put into service its first five-star hotel, marking a key milestone for the province’s efforts in spurring tourism. Since the start of the year, the province has welcomed some 2.5 million tourists, including more than 290,000 international visitors.

-- Over 150 unique and antique ceramic items with floral patterns are on display at the History Museum of Ho Chi Minh City. The exhibition of these antiquities was opened to the public on Wednesday.

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