Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 26

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organizations and the World People’s Council co-hosted the opening session of the 'World People’s Council Days in Vietnam' on Tuesday in Hanoi, marking the first time the event has been held in the country.

Society

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has proposed holding groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies for several key projects on August 29, including the expansion of National Highway 13 and upgrades to the Ma Lang and Ga - Gao Market areas, to celebrate Vietnam's National Day on September 2.

-- The First Vietnam-Singapore Strategic Dialogue concluded successfully on Tuesday, with the issuance of a joint statement on Vietnam-Singapore technology connectivity strategy, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

-- The Department of Finance of Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam on Tuesday announced that it was calling for investment in 20 power projects in the province. The projects include four solar power projects, six wind power projects, seven hydropower projects, two waste-to-energy projects, and one battery energy storage project.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction is drafting new regulations on vehicle operations, including a proposal to ban trucks weighing over one metric ton from operating in restricted areas between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm daily.

Economy

-- Alongside growing strategic trust between the two countries, Singaporean investment in Vietnam has surged in recent years, giving the city-state the first place among 69 countries and territories investing in Vietnam in January-July with US$7.5 billion, accounting for 35.6 percent of the total registered investment, Vietnamplus reported.

Lifestyle

-- Higashino Keigo, a major figure in Japan's mystery genre, is the foreign author with the most works translated and published in Vietnam, with more than 60 titles to date, surpassing William Shakespeare, Lev Tolstoy, Victor Hugo, Honoré de Balzac, and Murakami Haruki.

-- The 3rd Green Food Festival opened on Tuesday at Binh Phu Park in Ho Chi Minh City, drawing a lively crowd for the event, which will run until August 30.