Farmers pose for a photo in Dong Din Valley, Phu Hoa 2 Commune, Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam. Society-- Hospitals across Vietnam welcomed 2,011 newborns on Wednesday, the second day of the Lunar New Year, according to a Ministry of Health report. -- Southern Vietnam is forecast to experience hot conditions with temperatures reaching 35 degrees Celsius on Thursday, while the northern region may remain cold and rainy, according to the national weather center. -- Police in Bac Ninh Province fined a bus operator and driver a total of VND217.5 million (US$8,400) on Wednesday after discovering a 21-seat passenger bus carrying 50 people, following a public tip-off and on-site inspection, the Vietnam News Agency reported. -- Police in Tay Ninh Province on Wednesday confirmed they had detained a 29-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend’s father to death shortly after midnight on Lunar New Year’s Eve, after the victim reportedly opposed their relationship.
