Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — April 27

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- A passenger bus carrying 25 people plunged about 100 meters down an embankment on a rural road in Son La Province, northern Vietnam on Sunday, killing one person and injuring six others who were taken to hospital, police said.

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed fines of up to VND4 million (US$152) for food handlers who fail to cut their fingernails, do not wear gloves when handling ready-to-eat food, or engage in activities such as wearing jewelry, eating, smoking or spitting in production areas, under a draft decree reviewed by the Ministry of Justice to replace existing food safety penalty rules.

-- Traffic police said on Monday they imposed a combined fine of VND16.5 million ($626) on three people, including a vehicle owner and two girls who rode a motorcycle against traffic at high speed on the Ha Long–Hai Phong Expressway, forcing cars to slow and swerve to avoid a collision.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City said on Sunday they had dismantled a ring producing weight-loss supplements containing banned sibutramine and arrested two suspects for alleged food safety violations.

Travel

-- Phu Tho Province in northern Vietnam welcomed about 6.5 million visitors during the 2026 Hung Kings Commemoration Day, which fell on Sunday, and associated cultural-tourism week, up roughly 12 percent from a year earlier, authorities said.

-- Diners in Hanoi have queued, even for about 30 minutes, for a table at Pho Ly Quoc Su where South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and his wife ate during their visit to Vietnam last week, as the eatery has drawn increased crowds since the high-profile stop.

-- Can Tho City in southern Vietnam on Sunday officially opened the 13th Southern Traditional Cake Festival at Binh Thuy Square, with events running through May 1.

World News

-- A worker died on Sunday after being injured ‌during the assembly of a stage for a public concert featuring Colombian pop star Shakira in Rio de Janeiro, Reuters reported, quoting the state fire brigade’s statement.