Good morning from Vietnam!

Politics

-- On the sidelines of the Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (MRT) of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Hanoi on Sunday, heads of government from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam had several discussions on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade agreement.

-- Vietnam’s lawmaking National Assembly is set to convene its third meeting in Hanoi on Monday.

Society

-- Police in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang are probing a case in which several automobiles parked on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street were stoned and damaged by a group of young men on Sunday.

-- Authorities in Nam Tra My District, located in the central province of Quang Nam, confirmed that a magnitude-2.7 earthquake had struck the locality on Saturday night.

-- Officers in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday arrested Le Van Nua, 31, for abducting the three-year-old daughter of his lover and selling her for VND3 million (US$132).

-- A 43-year-old suspect was nabbed by police in the southern province of Ba Ria- Vung Tau on Saturday night for murdering his girlfriend out of jealousy and dumping her body on an empty piece of land some two years ago.

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are pooling feedback on adding English to its street and traffic signs for foreigners to understand.

Business

-- A recent study by Nielsen Media Research revealed that about 23 million people in Vietnam are regular online shoppers.

-- The exportation of several Vietnamese products, namely iron, steel, oil and gas, and garments and textiles, has been increasing this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

Lifestyle

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism has finished preparations for a culinary festival set to take place from May 24 to 28 at Dam Sen Park in District 11. The event is aimed at promoting the tourism and cuisine of the metropolis and other provinces in southern Vietnam.

Sports

-- The Vietnam national under-20 football team will face their rivals from New Zealand in the group stage of the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea at 6:00 pm on Monday (Vietnam time).

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