Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — January 26

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Leaders of North Korea, Palestine, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly have sent messages congratulating To Lam on his re-election as general secretary of the 14th Central Committee of Vietnam’s Communist Party.

Society

-- Northern Vietnam sees lingering drizzle on Monday that eases toward midday with breaks of sunshine, while the south is cool in the morning before turning dry and sunny, state forecasters said.

-- Vietnam’s health ministry has ordered a nationwide review of Aptamil infant formula products after French food and beverage maker Danone said it was recalling a batch in Britain over contamination with the toxin cereulide, urging authorities and retailers to halt sales and withdraw any affected products if found on the domestic market.

-- Vietnam’s labor market is seeing workers grow more cautious and prioritize mentally healthy and balanced workplaces over higher pay, with nearly 77 percent willing to trade income for a better environment, according to a job market report released by Coc Coc Research.

-- Authorities in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam have approved Dai Quang Minh Real Estate Investment JSC as the investor for a public-private partnership road project linking the Ma Da bridge to Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road 4, including a 13-km elevated section crossing the Ma Da nature reserve.

-- Vietnamese border guards in An Giang Province said on Sunday afternoon they had seized a truck carrying 232 air purifiers and 53 air-conditioning units without documentation in a joint operation with an anti-smuggling task force and provincial police.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday inaugurated its first digital technology museum alongside a new photography boulevard in the city center, showcasing the city’s photographic history through AI-powered exhibitions as part of efforts to promote cultural industries and urban identity.

Sports

-- “Manchester United loosened Arsenal's grip on the Premier League title race with a 3-2 win in north London on Sunday thanks to stunning second-half goals by Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha,” Reuters reported.

World News

-- At least seven people died after a passenger boat carrying more than 300 people capsized off the southern Philippine province of Basilan, Reuters quoted the Philippine Coast Guard as saying.