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Politics

-- To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, and Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and President of the Cambodian Senate, co-chaired a high-level meeting between the Politburo of the CPV and the Standing Committee of the CPP on Friday in Ho Chi Minh City.

Society

-- A strong cold air mass is set to sweep across northern and central Vietnam from Sunday this week, bringing widespread rain, cold temperatures, and potentially hazardous conditions in mountainous areas, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

-- A tragic accident involving a sleeper bus and a tractor-trailer late Friday night on National Highway 6, passing through Son La Province, northern Vietnam, left six people dead and four others injured, local authorities confirmed on Saturday morning.

-- Bac Giang Province has approved the development of two bridges, namely Ha Bac 1 and Van Ha, with a combined investment of nearly VND2 trillion (US$78 million). Both major infrastructure projects are expected to strengthen connectivity with neighboring Bac Ninh Province.

Business

-- The Vietnamese government has given the green light for the Thien Ma - Madagui horse and greyhound racing track, polo club, and equestrian performance center project in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, the provincial administration said on Friday.

-- The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade on Friday announced a temporary anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled steel imported from China, with tariffs ranging from 19.38 percent to 27.83 percent.

Sports

-- The VPBank VnExpress Marathon Ho Chi Minh City opened on Friday, attracting an unprecedented 12,000 runners from 50 countries and territories, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

World News

-- The Pentagon said on Friday it would cut 5,400 jobs as part of President Donald Trump's drive to slash the federal workforce, a day after some Republican lawmakers faced jeers back home from voters angry about the aggressive effort, Reuters reported.

-- The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several meters (feet) deep, have led the municipal government to declare a state of emergency. Some 1,200 people of the total 55,000 population are at risk of having their homes tip into the widening abyss, according to Reuters.

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