Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — August 20

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck during the monarch’s state visit.

-- Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang held phone talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Xiaohong on Tuesday to discuss measures to forge stronger security cooperation between the two countries.

Society

-- Vietnam will tighten aviation security nationwide from August 20 to September 4 during the National Day (September 2) holiday, the immigration department said on Tuesday.

-- Search teams on Tuesday found the body of a male tourist who went missing during a solo visit to Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam on August 14. His body was located about 700 meters from the Son Cung cave area, where his backpack, ID, and personal belongings had been previously discovered.

-- Authorities in Dak Lak Province on Tuesday collected and disposed of three M72 rocket launchers after a local resident in Tuy An Bac Commune discovered them while digging a house foundation.

-- ChatGPT ranked first in user satisfaction among Vietnamese respondents, with 51 percent, in a Decision Lab online survey of 600 people conducted in late July.

Travel

-- A homestay in Sa Pa, Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam is offering free accommodation on National Day to war veterans, families of national contributors, and Vietnamese heroic mothers.

Sports

-- Vietnam’s women’s volleyball team beat Kenya 4-0 in a friendly match on Tuesday night, their final game before the 2025 FIVB Women’s Volleyball World Championship, which will kick off in Thailand on Friday.

-- The 17th Southeast Asian Taekwondo Championships and Junior Championships opened in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam on Tuesday night, bringing together 322 athletes from regional countries. The event runs through Thursday.

-- Vietnam claimed the bronze medal at the 2025 ASEAN Women’s Championship after defeating Thailand 3-1 in the third-place match at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong City on Tuesday afternoon.