Sunday, April 18, 2021, 09:00 GMT+7
A street in Hanoi is flooded following a downpour on April 17, 2021. Photo: Pham Tuan / Tuoi Tre
Here are today’s leading news stories:
Politics Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attended a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Theoretical Council in Hanoi on Saturday to review the council’s performance in the 2016-21 tenure, the
Vietnam News Agency reported.
COVID-19 Updates The Ministry of Health reported zero COVID-19 cases on Sunday morning. The country’s tally stood at 2,781, with 2,475 recoveries and 35 deaths.
Society Two people were killed and another remained missing after being swept away by a flash flood triggered by a downpour in the northern province of Lao Cai on early Saturday morning.