Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Hungary is willing to cooperate with Vietnam to train 1,000 Vietnamese specialists in the nuclear power plant operation field, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Szijjártó Péter said at a reception hosted by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh for him in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Society

-- Traffic police in Hanoi on Wednesday announced that they would step up patrols and strictly handle violations such as large gatherings on the roadway and illegal parking around the ‘Shark Jaw’ building, where people are taking photos to bid farewell before its demolition.

-- The Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued a decision to establish six inspection teams to monitor, guide, and oversee disease prevention efforts and the implementation of vaccination campaigns against measles amid slow vaccination rates and a surge in cases in several localities.

-- Police in Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam said on Wednesday that they were keeping a 33-year-old resident of neighboring Da Nang City in temporary custody for investigation into the theft of property from a 71-year-old vegetable vendor.

-- Ho Chi Minh City reported 262 cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease from March 10 to 16, an 86.8-percent surge compared to the average of the previous four weeks, according to the municipal Center for Disease Control.

-- The Department of Construction of Da Nang, the capital city of central Vietnam, has proposed building a 1.67km-long tunnel under the Han River, with an estimated total investment of VND6.88 trillion (US$270 million).

Business

-- Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday welcomed 200 tourists on the first charter flight from Iran.

-- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Wednesday signed a decision approving the investment policy for the Long Son Ky Xuan port complex project in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam. The project is estimated to carry a price tag of nearly VND2.4 trillion ($93 million) and cover an area of approximately 41.6 hectares.

-- The People’s Committee of Tien Giang Province in southern Vietnam, in collaboration with Vina T&T Export Import Service Trading Company and Thanh Binh Import Export Trading Company, on Wednesday held a ceremony to announce the first shipment of green mangoes to the United States.

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