Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — April 15

What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam on Monday afternoon held talks with Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping, who is paying a state visit to Vietnam from Monday to Tuúeday. The two sides agreed to establish a joint railway cooperation committee and expand collaboration in digital tranànormation as well as science-technology.

-- China is willing to expand the import of Vietnamese agricultural products and encourage Chinese enterprises to increase high-quality investment in Vietnam, Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi on Monday.

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and State President Luong Cuong hosted a grand banquet for Chinese Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in Hanoi on Monday evening.

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his spouse Zinash Tayachew arrived in Hanoi on Monday afternoon, beginning their four-day official visit to Vietnam and attendance at the fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 Summit at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse, the Vietnamese News Agency reported.

Society

-- More than 226 kilometers of four expressway sections of the Eastern North–South Expressway through central Vietnam and the Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway in southern Vietnam will be put into operation on the occasion of the upcoming 50th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and Reunification Day on April 30, the Ministry of Construction stated in an official document sent to the Government Office.

-- The traffic police unit in Ho Chi Minh City has announced traffic restrictions on Le Duan Boulevard in District 1, starting from 9:00 pm on Monday and lasting until further notice. The restrictions are to facilitate the construction and installation of a stage area for the Reunification Day celebration.

Business

-- The management board of Dong Dang - Lang Son Border Gate Economic Zone in northern Lang Son Province on Monday announced the temporary suspension of entry and exit, import and export activities through the Huu Nghi International Border Gate from Tuesday to Thursday.

Tourism

-- Malaysian Minister of Tourism, Arts, and Culture Dato’ Sri Tiong King Sing expressed his desire to collaborate to promote tourism development between Vietnam and Malaysia during a working session with Vietnam’s Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung on Monday.

U.S. Tariffs

-- Apple is ramping up production of key products in India and Vietnam to take advantage of a 90-day grace period on U.S. tariffs, but China's continued tightening of customs screenings is slowing such efforts, Nikkei Asia reported.

World News

-- The death toll at last week's nightclub roof collapse in the capital of the Dominican Republic rose to 231, the Minister of Interior and Police said on Monday, as families of victims began filing lawsuits against the nightclub's owners, according to Reuters.