Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his New Zealand counterpart Christopher Luxon held a joint press conference on the results of their talks in Hanoi on Wednesday afternoon, during which they announced the elevation of the bilateral ties to comprehensive strategic partnership, the highest level in the Southeast Asian nation’s international relations.

-- New Zealand PM Luxon underlined at a meeting with Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam on Wednesday that he is willing to welcome more Vietnamese students, scientists, and researchers to his country for study and research.

Society

-- Medical workers of Vietnamese level-2 field hospital No. 6 have presented multiple sets of gifts, including vitamins, hand sanitizer, face masks, gloves, personal protective equipment suits and stationery, to patients at Bentiu Hospital in South Sudan to mark the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese Doctor’s Day.

-- Some VND3.3 trillion (US$130 million) will be needed for a road tunnel project through Hoang Lien Pass to connect Sa Pa, a resort town in Lao Cai Province, with Tam Duong District in Lai Chau Province, northern Vietnam, according to a recent feasibility study report sent to the Ministry of Transport.

-- Unusual strong winds have destroyed several houses in Ca Mau, the southernmost province of Vietnam, over the past few days.

-- Inspectors of the Department of Tourism of Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam are taking action against the illegal working of foreign tour guides on Phu Quoc Island.

Business

-- Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex) and the Asian Development Bank signed a memorandum of understanding on energy transition cooperation in Hanoi on Wednesday. 

Lifestyle

-- The ninth Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival will take place in Buon Ma Thuot City in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak from March 9 to 13, featuring a mesmerizing light display created by 500 drones.

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