What you need to know in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam and the UK signed an agreement to increase cooperation in tackling illegal migration in London on Wednesday, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- Vietnamese Acting State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on Wednesday sent a message of congratulations to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad on the Syrian Arab Republic’s 78th Independence Day (April 17, 1946 – 2024), according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Over the past two days, heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms and hail has been continuously occurring in some mountainous districts of Quang Nam Province in central Vietnam.

-- The People's Committee of Hung Yen Province in northern Vietnam has just fined Sweet Land - Tex Production Company Limited VND300 million (US$11,809) for its unauthorized wastewater discharge.

Business

-- The McLaren 750S supercar, a facelift version of the renowned 720S Spider model which has made waves in the automotive world, was officially introduced in Vietnam on Wednesday at prices of VND19,999,100,000 ($78,7210) for the hardtop version (Coupe) and VND21,699,700,000 ($85,4150) for the convertible version (Spider).

-- Vietnam aims to invest approximately $1 billion in training 50,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030, a strategic initiative projected by the Ministry of Science and Technology to potentially yield indirect revenues of around $15-16 billion for the economy.

Lifestyle

-- During the closing ceremony of the 21st Asian Film Festival, which took place on Wednesday at the Farnese Arthouse cinema in Rome, Italy, the Vietnamese film 'Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell,' directed by Pham Thien An, was presented with the Best Film prize.

-- Thousands gathered in Cua Lo Town, Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam to witness drone demonstrations and fireworks during the opening of the Cua Lo Tourism Festival on Thursday evening.

Sports

-- The Vietnamese futsal team will face off against China at 2:00 pm on Friday in the second match of Group A in the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. In the opening matchday on Wednesday, the Vietnamese futsal team drew 1-1 with Myanmar, while China lost 1-3 to Thailand.

World News

-- "Dengue cases have created an 'emergency situation' in the Americas, although cases in hotspots Argentina and Brazil appear to have stabilized," Reuters cited the head of the Pan American Health Organization as saying on Thursday.

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