Tuoi Tre News briefs you on some of the leading news stories published today, August 25, in Vietnamese media.
Politics
— The 5th ASEAN Maritime Forum and the 3rd Expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum will be held in the central city of Da Nang from August 26-28.
— The Vietnam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association held a meeting in Hanoi on Sunday to mark the Independence Days of Vietnam (September 2) and Uzbekistan (September 1).
Society
— Two babies, aged 11 and 14 months, died when another 16-year-old kid was in critical conditions after they underwent operations to repair cleft lip, cleft palate conducted by doctors of the non-profit medical service organization Operation Smile in the coastal province of Khanh Hoa on Sunday.
— Nine former footballers of the V-league side Vissai Ninh Binh and a bookmaker are tried today, August 25, at a court in the northern province of Ninh Binh for their involvement in a match-fixing scandal at the 2014 AFC Cup in March.
Business
— Vietnamese users of iPhone 5 can have their defected battery replaced free of charge under a repairs program from August 29, 2014 to March 1, 2015, Apple announced on Thursday. The U.S. tech titan said a very small percentage of iPhone 5 devices may suddenly experience shorter battery life or need to be charged more frequently.
— State-run Vietnamese oil and gas giant PetroVietnam is in talks with America’s Exxon Mobil on a gas exploration project in central Vietnam. The two parties could earmark as much as $10 billion for the project, according to Bloomberg.
Lifestyle
— Global phenomenon ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has arrived in Vietnam, attracting participations from hundreds of celebrities, high-profile figures, white-collar workers and young netizens. Come back later for the full featured story at www.tuoitrenews.vn.
Education
— Vietnam beat Japan to win the 2014 Robocon Pune, a student-level robot-making contest, after the finale in India on Sunday.
SportsThe Brunei Times on Sunday that he “have respect for Vietnam,” after his team beat them to win the 5th Hassanal Bolkiah Trophy tournament a day earlier.
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