What you need to know in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday opened four traffic infrastructure projects to traffic, including Phuoc Long Bridge connecting District 7 and Nha Be District, the HC1 tunnel at Nguyen Van Linh-Nguyen Huu Tho Intersection in District 7, a road parallel will National Highway 50 in Binh Chanh District, and Tan Ky Tan Quy Street in Binh Tan District.

-- Ho Chi Minh City and the southern region as a whole will experience downpours in the first days of 2025 due to strong wind turbulences, according to the Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center.

-- Strong waves have eroded many areas along the coast in Da Nang City, central Vietnam over the past few days with the most severely eroded area being My Khe Beach, which was voted as one of the best beaches in the world.

-- Lam Dong Province in the Central Highlands on Monday held a ceremony to welcome its 10 millionth tourist this year. The tourist is a man from Hanoi.

-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has required units in the local aviation sector to intensify safety measures following recent aviation accidents in the world.

Business

-- A company in central Quang Ngai Province on Monday presented each of its 4,400 employees with a 40-inch television, a local official reported on Monday.

-- Ho Chi Minh City set a target to welcome 8.5 million international tourists and 45 million domestic visitors and generate VND260 trillion (US$10.2 billion) in tourism revenue in 2025.

World News

-- “A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on Dec. 3," Reuters reported, citing investigating authorities.

-- “The Chinese government urged local officials to provide more financial relief or step up one-time allowances to people in need ahead of major holidays over the next month, as China's economic difficulties are set to extend into 2025,” according to Reuters.

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