Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — January 21

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Cold air moves across northern Vietnam on Wednesday, bringing cooler temperatures and showers, while the south remains sunny but hazy with muggy conditions, according to the national weather agency.

-- Vietnam’s state-run lottery Vietlott said late on Tuesday that a ticket holder had won the Power 6/55 Jackpot 1 prize worth more than VND257 billion (US$9.8 million).

-- Da Nang City approved an investment plan to upgrade and widen the Nam Hai Van bypass road, a 5.36-km project linking the Lien Chieu port coastal junction to the western ring road connection, with total investment of more than VND1.965 trillion ($74.8 million) and construction scheduled for 2026–29.

-- A hospital in Hanoi has successfully performed a minimally invasive cardiac device procedure on a 31-year-old Cambodian woman with an atrial septal defect, discharging her in stable condition three days later with no reported complications.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City ordered emergency construction to repair subsidence along the Tau Hu Canal embankment in Chanh Hung Ward after a roadside collapse on Sunday, with traffic safety required to be restored by February 10.

Economy

-- By Tuesday, fourth-quarter 2025 results from most securities firms showed total margin lending at Vietnam’s securities firms had risen above VND400 trillion ($15.2 billion) by December 31, 2025.

-- Vietnam officially launched a pilot licensing regime for cryptocurrency trading platforms on Tuesday, marking a step toward regulating a sector that has previously operated without a formal legal framework.

Sports

-- Vietnam lost 0–3 to China in the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup semifinals early on Wednesday and will face South Korea in the third-place match on Friday.