Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - December 28

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam welcomes the signing of the Joint Statement between Cambodia and Thailand at the third Special Meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) on Saturday, agreeing to a ceasefire and measures to de-escalate tensions at the border between the two countries, said spokeswoman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang.

Society

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City have charged two employees of CityZoo Company, managed by a French national, with embezzling more than VND17.7 billion (US$671,500).

-- Between January and October, 47,000 out of 121,000 Vietnamese overseas workers went to Taiwan.

Economy

-- VinFast is opening an exhibition and test-drive area for its electric vehicle lineup at the Vietnam National Exhibition Center in Hanoi.

-- The Vietnamese auto market will see the arrival of two new brands in 2026, including Lotus and Zeekr.

Travel

-- The second Sa Dec Ornamental Flower Festival opened at Sa Dec Square in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam on Saturday night, drawing thousands of tourists.

-- Tens of thousands of residents and visitors crowded the Ninh Kieu Wharf area in Ninh Kieu Ward, Can Tho City to watch a low-altitude fireworks display and a drone light show on Saturday night as the first Can Tho River Culture Festival opened. The fest runs until January 1, 2026.

Sports

-- Vietnamese chess player Nguyen Thanh Bao on Saturday defeated Chinese player Hua Chen Hao in the semifinals of the International Xiangqi Masters Tournament – seventh Phuong Trang Cup, held in Da Nang City.