Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — March 20

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Thursday received an inspection delegation from the European Commission regarding the fight against IUU, led by its director for International Ocean Governance and Sustainable Fisheries Fernando Andresen Guimaraes.

-- Vietnam firmly rejects assessments in the 2026 annual report of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom as they are unobjective, inaccurate, and based on information with ill intent targeting Vietnam, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on Thursday.

-- The ministry affirmed on Thursday that information circulating on social media in recent days about Vietnam providing 60 metric tons of aid to Iran is inaccurate.

-- The ministry has instructed Vietnamese embassies in Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar to open online registration systems to collect requests from citizens wishing to return home or travel to third countries.

Society

-- Police in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Thursday announced that they had dismantled three high-tech online fraud rings operated by foreigners, involving 43 suspects.

-- The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance adjusted up domestic retail fuel prices at 11:00 pm on Thursday. Accordingly, E5RON92 gasoline is capped at VND27,177 (US$1.03) per liter, while RON95-III sells for VND30,690 ($1.16) per liter.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The fourth Vietnamese Banh Mi Festival is set to take place at Le Van Tam Park in Ho Chi Minh City from April 23 to 26, with over 200,000 visitors expected to join.

Travel

-- A majestic route atop Hai Van Pass in central Vietnam is attracting large numbers of locals and tourists due to its striking beauty, with rows of pine trees and sweeping views overlooking Da Nang City.

Economy

-- Railway links between Vietnam and China must be identified as a strategic breakthrough in bilateral economic ties, Party General Secretary To Lam said at a working session with representatives of several ministries, agencies, and localities at Dong Dang Railway Station in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam on Thursday.

-- Da Nang International Airport in Da Nang City, central Vietnam has been named among the Top 10 best airports in Asia and ranked 75th worldwide in 2026 by Skytrax, the world's leading air transport rating organization.