Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - January 24

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Top leaders of Laos, China, and Cambodia have sent congratulatory messages to Party General Secretary To Lam after he was re-elected as Vietnam’s Party chief by the 14th Party Central Committee on Friday afternoon.

-- Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse will pay a state visit to Vietnam from Monday to Tuesday next week at the invitation of Party General Secretary To Lam and his spouse, according to a statement from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday.

Society

-- Northern Vietnam may continue to experience severe cold on Saturday, with temperatures rising slightly. Southern Vietnam remained cool in the early morning, according to the national weather agency.

-- A spectacular high-altitude fireworks display illuminated Hanoi’s night sky on Friday to celebrate the successful conclusion of Vietnam’s 14th National Party Congress, drawing thousands of residents and visitors to the area around My Dinh National Stadium.

-- Police in Dong Thap Province have charged and detained two suspects in connection with the death of a Malaysian man discovered on the Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway last November, saying that the case is linked to an illegal border-crossing network, a local police official confirmed on Friday.

-- A resident of Can Tho City has returned more than VND5.2 billion (US$198,000) after the large sums were mistakenly transferred into his bank account, with the money handed back to the rightful owners through local police, authorities said on Friday.

Economy

-- UK Trade Envoy Matt Western led a delegation of leading UK rail and urban development companies to Vietnam from Monday to Friday, aiming to strengthen cooperation in sustainable infrastructure and share UK expertise in transit-oriented development and building information modeling.

Sports

-- Thousands of young people in Hanoi poured into the streets in the early hours of Saturday to celebrate Vietnam’s dramatic victory over South Korea in the third-place match of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup.