Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - April 17

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived in Nanning on Thursday evening, continuing their state visit to China.

-- Vietnam’s National Assembly chairman Tran Thanh Man met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Thursday, as part of his trip to attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and conduct a number of bilateral activities in Türkiye.

Society

-- The remaining twin was delivered on Wednesday, 13 weeks after the first baby was born, director of the Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Mai Trong Hung said on Thursday, calling it a remarkable case.

-- After nearly 20 years in architecture, architect Doan Thanh Ha has won the 2026 Global Award for Sustainable Architecture.

-- The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province announced on Thursday that it had ordered tighter control over motorbike rental services for foreign tourists.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Cafe Show and Tea Show Vietnam 2026 kicked off at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday, displaying a wide range of coffee makers. The expo runs until Saturday.

-- More than 9,000 women in Ho Chi Minh City have received financial support for giving birth to two children before turning 35, under the city’s population policy aimed at addressing declining birth rates.

-- The municipal Department of Construction has proposed the municipal People’s Committee maintain temporary parks opened during the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday and provide funding to ensure the operation of Phan Dinh Phung Park.

Economy

-- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on Thursday afternoon received a delegation of leaders from 52 leading U.S. enterprises at the Government Office.

-- Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vietnam's leading private conglomerate Vingroup, ranked 76th among the world’s richest people, fueled by a sharp rise of Vingroup-family stocks, according to Forbes’ real-time rankings on Thursday.