Here are today’s leading news stories:

Politics

-- Vietnamese State President Tran Dai Quang considered the Vietnam-Laos relationship a traditional friendship and efficient cooperation on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the two nations’ diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962).

Society

-- Leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee have called on investment from various channels into five metro and one monorail projects, with the total capital estimated at VND252 trillion (US$11 billion).

-- Scorching weather is forecast to continue heating up localities in central and southern Vietnam until the end of today, September 5, according to the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

-- Routes leading to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City were once again congested on Monday as a large number of people returned to the two big cities following their holiday marking National Day (September 2).

-- The World Bank has signed several MoUs on cooperation with Ho Chi Minh City to provide support for seven breakthrough projects.

-- Two people were killed and seven others hospitalized after a landslide occurred at a village in the northern province of Yen Bai on Monday.

-- The total number of fatalities due to traffic accidents across Vietnam increased to 58 after the final day of the three-day holiday celebrating National Day (from September 2 to 4), the National Committee for Traffic Safety reported.

-- A pregnant woman and her young children, a three-year-old boy and four-year-old girl, have been found dead in the north-central province of Nghe An. Initial investigation showed that she had committed suicide due to conflicts with her husband.

-- Authorities in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City are expected to pilot a project regarding technology application in the management of automobile parking.

Business

-- The Ministry of Industry and Trade has proposed an increase in the cost for wind power to $0.087 per kilowatt-hour.

Education

-- Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and presidents of several Vietnamese high schools and universities have conducted a business trip to Finland, Sweden, and Denmark to seek experience and cooperation in the field of teaching. 

Sports

-- Vietnam will face Cambodia in the qualifying round of the 2019 Asian Cup in Phnom Penh at 6:30 pm on Tuesday (Vietnam time).

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