Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — April 2

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted receptions for Choi Young Sam, Ambassador of South Korea to Vietnam, and Ambassador of Russia Gennady Bezdetko in Hanoi on Wednesday to discuss measures to deepen bilateral ties and cooperation on energy security.

Society

-- PM Chinh has just directed ministries, departments, and local authorities to accelerate the development of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in apartment complexes, requesting the addition of national standards for the design of EV charging stations in these residential buildings.

-- The Ministry of Health on Wednesday issued a decision to inspect the implementation of legal regulations on food safety at food service establishments and collective kitchens in Hanoi and Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam.

-- A truck driver has been fined VND13 million (US$493) for stopping in the right lane of Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in southern Vietnam without placing a warning device 150 meters behind the vehicle following a tire blowout.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Tran Luu Quang has requested that nearly 15 million residents of the city receive at least one free health check-up and screening in 2026.

-- Ho Chi Minh City has completed the most critical preparatory steps and is now finalizing arrangements ahead of the launch of its venture capital fund slated for April.

-- Ho Chi Minh City has launched a market stabilization program for essential medicines for the 2026-27 period, attracting the participation of seven pharmaceutical companies.

Sports

-- FIFA on Wednesday evening announced the April rankings, in which the Vietnam national team made the biggest leap, climbing nine places in the world rankings to 99th.

-- The International Chess Federation on Wednesday announced the latest world rankings in elite chess. In the junior rankings (under 20 years old), Dau Khuong Duy, 14, has risen to 47th in the world with an Elo rating of 2,502.