Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Belgian King Philippe and Queen Mathilde arrived in Hanoi early on Monday, beginning their state visit to Vietnam, which will run until Friday.

-- A 106-member Vietnamese rescue delegation from the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Public Security arrived in Yangon airport in Myanmar on Sunday afternoon to assist with earthquake relief efforts.

Society

-- According to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, Monday’s weather is cold and rainy in the north due to a cold front, while the south experiences milder heat, rain, and thunderstorms due to a low-pressure trough.

-- A passenger bus overturned on Bao Loc Pass in Da Huoai District, Lam Dong Province late on Sunday afternoon, resulting in one fatality.

-- Traffic police in Hanoi said on Sunday they had summoned a group of individuals for questioning in connection with a video on social media showing several young people riding motorbikes without helmets, weaving between lanes, and cutting in front of cars on the Nhat Tan Bridge.

-- Nearly 20,000 people visited the Hung Kings Temple in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam on Sunday to pay respects to the ancient Vietnamese rulers of the country, a week ahead of their commemoration day on April 7.

Travel

-- Many tour operators said that Vietnamese tourists have canceled tours to Bangkok after the city experienced tremors from a magnitude-7.7 earthquake in Myanmar on Friday, while travelers to other destinations in Thailand have kept their original schedules.

World News

-- A tsunami warning has been canceled in Tonga after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Pacific Island kingdom in the early hours of Sunday, Reuters reported.

-- The toll from Myanmar’s magnitude-7.7 earthquake continued to rise on Sunday, with around 1,700 dead, 3,400 injured, and over 300 missing, as foreign rescue teams rushed in and overwhelmed hospitals struggled to assist in the war-torn country, according to Reuters.

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