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Check out the news you should not miss today: Politics -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C. on Friday (local time), as part of his ongoing U.S. visit from May 11 to 17. Society -- Police in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday have arrested a 52-year-old suspect who stole 42 drain hole covers on a US$133 million newly-inaugurated bridge. -- Police in the Mekong Delta Province of Tra Vinh on Friday initiated legal proceedings against seven people for the embezzlement of VND609 million (US$26,377) that occurred at Tra Vinh City's Department of Labor, Invalids, and Social Affairs. -- Many streets in Thu Duc City, under Ho Chi Minh City, were flooded following a heavy downpour that lasted for only 30 minutes on Friday afternoon. -- Police in the central province of Quang Ngai on Friday initiated legal proceedings against the principal and the deputy head of … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 14

Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the U.S. - ASEAN Special Summit in Washington, D.C. on Friday (local time), as part of his ongoing U.S. visit from May 11 to 17. COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health documented 1,895 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, the lowest daily jump in the past 10 months. The national tally stood at 10,695,036, with 9,349,592 recoveries and 43,065 deaths. Society -- Many sewer covers on the sidewalk along the section of To Huu Street that leads to Thu Thiem Bridge 2 in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City have been stolen, posing dangers for pedestrians. -- At least 150 metric tons of fish raised by residents on the section of the Hau (Back) River in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang have died, with locals suspecting that polluted water is the cause. -- Police in northern Lai Chau Province confirmed on Saturday they had arrested a 30-year-old man after he was caught … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 15

Here are today’s leading news stories: Politics -- Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Greek counterpart Katerina Sakellaropoulou agreed on measures to promote the Vietnam-Greece relations during their talks in Hanoi on Monday, the Vietnam News Agency reported. -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received the CEO of Kohlberg Kravis Robert (KKR) investment company, president and CEO of Visa, as well as CEOs of Citigroup and Standard & Poor’s on Monday morning (local time), as part of his U.S. visit. COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health documented 1,550 COVID-19 cases on Monday, raising the national tally to 10,698,180, with 9,359,763 recoveries and 43,067 deaths. Society -- Three children aged four to six drowned after falling into a pond while playing near their homes in southern Binh Phuoc Province on Monday morning, local authorities confirmed later the same day. -- Two men aged 33 and 34 were killed after their car crashed into … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 17

Check out the news you should not miss today: COVID-19 Updates -- The Ministry of Health confirmed an additional 1,587 COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising Vietnam’s patient tally to 10,706,111. Society -- Police in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday uncovered a garage in the Go Vap District that specialized in modifying motorcycles for street racing. -- Forest protection officers of Ho Chi Minh City received two pig-tailed macaques on Friday, including one that had escaped its cage more than a month ago and had stolen food from local children to survive. -- Two young people drowned after being swept away in a whirlpool while swimming at a beach in Tuy Hoa City in the south-central Vietnamese province of Phu Yen on Friday afternoon. -- A 10-year-old child drowned while swimming at a beach in Phu Vang District in the central Vietnamese province of Thua Thien-Hue on Friday. Sports -- Vietnamese athlete Nguyen Duc Tuan won the gold medal in men’s table tennis singles … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — May 21

Read what is in the news today: Society -- Football fans nationwide swarmed the streets after Vietnam beat Thailand to claim the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal in men’s football on Sunday night. -- Serious gridlock occurred on the Ho Chi Minh City - Long Thanh - Dau Giay Expressway in the direction from Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province to Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday night. -- A 36-year-old woman was found lying immobile while her eight-month-old daughter was already dead in a rented room in an apparent suicide in Hoc Mon District, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning. Business -- Vietnam’s budget carrier Vietjet has officially reopened flights connecting Seoul in South Korea and the Southeast Asian country’s beach cities of Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Hai Phong. Education -- Seventy-two marked crosswalks in front of schools in District 1, District 3, District 4, District 5, District 6, District 8, Tan Binh District, Hoc Mon District, Cu Chi District, … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — May 23

Le Thi Bao Tran, a young white-collar worker in Ho Chi Minh City, has spent the past eight years moving between rented rooms, doing her best to save up enough money to purchase a home of her own. Like other young, white-collar workers who have moved to Ho Chi Minh City to pursue their careers, Tran hopes to eventually purchase a home in the city, but the rising cost of real estate has kept that dream out of reach. A lifelong dream Tran spent her college years moving between rental apartments in Binh Thanh District. At one point, she shared a tiny 10-square-meter apartment with a friend for just VND1.1 million ($47) per month, including utilities. During the dry season, the apartment would heat up like an oven, and the putrid smell from a nearby garbage dump would waft through the windows. "If you closed the door, you could hardly breathe. If you opened the door, you still couldn’t breathe because of the horrible smell," she shared. Things were not much better in the … [Read more...] about Young Vietnamese turn to mortgages, installment plans to secure dream homes