Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - April 29

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae will pay an official visit to Vietnam from Friday to Sunday at the invitation of her Vietnamese counterpart Le Minh Hung, marking her first trip to the Southeast Asian country since taking office, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

Society

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam has sent condolences to Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto following a deadly train collision in Jakarta on Monday evening that left 15 people dead and 88 injured.

-- A cold air mass is expected to bring showers and thunderstorms to northern Vietnam on Wednesday, while the southern region could face daytime heat followed by evening thunderstorms, according to the national weather agency.

-- A 60-year-old farmer in Quang Ngai Province was struck and killed by lightning while working in a field near his home during a thunderstorm on Tuesday afternoon, local authorities said.

-- The Ministry of Public Security has proposed adding a separate criminal offense for producing and trading substandard goods to the Penal Code, aiming to better distinguish it from counterfeit-related crimes and ensure fairer legal enforcement.

Economy

-- Authorities in Dong Nai Province have approved three major transport infrastructure projects worth more than VND110 trillion (US$4.18 billion), aiming to boost regional connectivity and support access to the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Ho Chi Minh City administration has agreed to maintain temporary parks on vacant prime land lots renovated for the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday, asking relevant agencies to prioritize private funding and ensure the sites do not affect planned development projects.

-- The Health Ministry has launched an investigation into a suspected food poisoning incident that left 25 students at Dang Thuy Tram Elementary School in Ho Chi Minh City hospitalized, ordering authorities to trace the source of contaminated food and ensure treatment for affected patients.

Travel

-- Tourist hotspots Ly Son Island and Mang Den attracted strong visitor flows during the three-day Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day break from April 25 to 27, helping boost tourism revenue in Quang Ngai Province, the provincial tourism department said on Tuesday.