Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 23

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei praised Tay Ninh Province’s natural scenery during a visit to Ba Den Mountain on Saturday, as he led a delegation to a friendship tree-planting program at the national tourism site.

-- Prolonged downpours linked to storm Narra, the fourth storm to strike the East Vietnam Sea this year, caused landslides and flooding in Quang Ninh Province on Saturday, with water rushing into homes in Cua Ong Ward, a local official confirmed the same day.

-- The Government Inspectorate has concluded that about 80 square meters of land managed by the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi was allegedly encroached upon by the family of a former museum director’s son, later incorporated into a larger plot that received a land-use certificate.

-- Police in An Giang Province have uncovered more than 2,000 boxes of cosmetics suspected of being counterfeit and lacking proper documentation, including 740 boxes labeled ‘Thai Whitening Cream’ that appeared to falsely claim Thai origin.

Economy

-- The administration of Da Nang City and Capella Quang Nam JSC broke ground on the Tam Thang expanded industrial park 2 project on Saturday, with an investment of VND550 billion (US$21 million).

-- Five wards in Da Lat and Lac Duong Commune, located in Lam Dong Province, on Saturday unveiled a series of urban, tourism, and infrastructure projects to attract investors, with the centerpiece being the nearly 4,000-ha Dankia-Suoi Vang national tourism area in Lang Biang-Da Lat Ward.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Search teams recovered 28 sets of martyrs’ remains at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, marking the largest single-day discovery since the search began in June.

-- The city’s police have detained Le Thi Hieu, 43, who runs the TikTok account ‘QuyHoi,’ for allegedly posting false information and videos attacking and insulting current and former city leaders, authorities said on Saturday.

Education

-- The national final of Robotacon WRO 2026 kicked off in Gia Lai Province on Saturday, bringing together nearly 500 students from 350 schools across Vietnam to showcase their skills in designing and programming robots.