Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — December 8

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Authorities in Son Dien Commune, Lam Dong Province said on Sunday the Gia Bac Pass on National Highway 28 had been reopened on a temporary basis after days of landslide blockage, while large trucks over 3.5 tonnes remain banned due to unsafe slopes as crews continue clearing debris.

-- Police in Da Nang have arrested four suspects accused of illegally detaining a Chinese gambler to collect a debt.

-- Vietnamese users are increasingly using artificial intelligence for learning, work, and creative tasks, Google said in its Year in Search 2025 report.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City will repurpose surplus government buildings and allocate additional land to expand preschool facilities to meet rising childcare demand in urban areas and industrial zones, the Vietnam News Agency reported, citing a newly issued city plan for improving early education from 2026 to 2035 with a vision to 2045.

Entertainment

-- The first Aeon Beta cinema complex in Vietnam opened in Hanoi on Sunday, marking the initial roll-out of a joint venture announced in August 2024 between Beta Media and Japan’s Aeon Entertainment to build 50 Aeon Beta cinemas nationwide by 2035.

Travel

-- An official from the An Giang Department of Tourism said on Sunday that an Indian couple held a lavish seven-day wedding at a resort and entertainment complex on Phu Quoc Island.

-- A traditional costume parade took place on Sunday in the Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian zone in Hanoi, as part of the Vietnam Happy Fest 2025, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

-- Vietnam has been named the World’s Leading Heritage Destination for the sixth time by the World Travel Awards, following previous wins in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024, the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism said.

World News

-- “A water leak last month damaged hundreds of books in the Egyptian antiquities department at the Louvre, underscoring the deteriorating state of the world’s most visited museum just weeks after a daring jewel heist exposed security flaws,” Reuters reported on Sunday.

-- “McLaren’s Lando Norris sobbed tears of joy and relief as he won the Formula One championship for the first time and ended Max Verstappen’s four-year reign with a nervy third place at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday,” Reuters reported.