Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – April 20

What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- A military delegation from Laos arrived at Terminal T2 of Phu Bai International Airport in Hue City, central Vietnam on Saturday to participate in a military parade in Ho Chi Minh City in celebration of the 50th anniversary of reunification on April 30.

Society

-- Police in Binh Duong Province, southern Vietnam on Saturday issued a decision to temporarily detain two individuals in criminal custody for investigation into a factory collapse that killed three workers on Thursday.

-- The Airports Corporation of Vietnam on Saturday held a groundbreaking ceremony for the T2 passenger terminal at Dong Hoi Airport in north-central Quang Binh Province with a total investment of over VND1.75 trillion (US$67.5 million) to increase the airport's capacity to three million passengers per year.

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presided over a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday to launch the construction of and inaugurate 80 key national projects across the country in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and Reunification Day (April 30, 1975–2025).

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Forest Protection Department, in cooperation with the Chu Yang Sin National Park in Dak Lak Province in the Central Highlands, released a pygmy slow loris and 23 other wild animals back to nature in the national park, the department reported on Saturday.

Economy

-- After vacating a location on Han Thuyen Street in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City due to unsuccessful lease negotiations, Starbucks Vietnam has reopened its premium Reserve store at the Bitexco Financial Tower in the downtown area, with the rental estimated at around VND2 billion ($77,130) per month.

Lifestyle

-- Art teams from Belgium, France, Singapore, and Vietnam delivered an impressive 'light feast' at a 3D mapping light show on the façade of the office building of the municipal People's Committee on Saturday evening.

-- Thousands of locals and tourists flocked to the Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday evening to enjoy a spectacular fireworks display, part of a series of cultural, artistic, and tourism activities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the liberation of southern Vietnam and Reunification Day (April 30, 1975–2025).

World News

-- Gunmen killed 56 people in central Nigeria, AFP reported on Saturday, citing the governor's office.