Good morning from Vietnam!Society -- An 18-minute blackout happened at Noi Bai International Airport on Wednesday as thunderstorms and lightning caused power failure to the airdrome’s two electricity supplies in Soc Son District. -- Police of the northern province of Phu Tho are investigating a case in which Tran Tuan Dung and his family were chased and slashed by a group of around 50 young men. Dung and a relative were hospitalized in a critical condition. -- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has recommended the People’s Committee to pilot 100 electric taxis as part of a project to operate 1,000 electric taxis in the city by a local company in the hope of reducing environmental pollution and saving fuel. -- About 80-85 percent of medicines in Vietnam are imported, mainly from China, according to reports at a conference held by the Ministry of Health and Nhan Dan (People) newspaper on Wednesday. -- Many people from Ho Chi Minh City are investing millions of dollars in growing vegetables in the mountainous town of Mang Den in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, hoping to turn the town into a center for exporting greens to compete with Da Lat.Business -- Budget carrier Vietjet Air opened a direct flight from the north-central city of Vinh to Bangkok on Wednesday. There is one such flight a month from now on. -- South Korea is planning to lend US$1.5 billion in official development assistance to Vietnam in 2016 - 20, Sang Kyu Lee, representative of the Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance, said at a dialogue about Vietnam-South Korea policies on Wednesday. -- National carrier Vietnam Airlines will add more than 2,100 domestic flights to meet rising travel demand this summer.Lifestyle -- Dieu Ngoc, a 26-year-old beauty from Da Nang, will represent Vietnam at the Miss World 2016 pageant after she won the Vietnamese Miss Ao Dai 2016 contest on Tuesday. The two runner-ups will represent Vietnam at Miss Grand International and Miss International this year. -- The Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has agreed to a proposal by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports for regarding the Ho Chi Minh City branch of the State Bank of Vietnam, located in District 1, as a national relic.
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