Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — March 23

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- An aircraft carrying Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-level Vietnamese delegation landed at Vnukovo-2 International Airport in Moscow at 5:00 pm (local time) on Sunday, beginning his four-day official visit to Russia at the invitation of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Society

-- Eight Vietnamese workers were caught in a sea accident caused by large waves in Japan’s Fukui Prefecture on Saturday, leaving one dead, three missing, one hospitalized with injuries, and three rescued unharmed, the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan said.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City will expand its priority cycling lanes along Mai Chi Tho Boulevard by 2.5 km toward the Saigon River and a further 2 km to connect with Rach Chiec metro station, with work expected in the second quarter of 2026, Doan Van Tan, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Urban Traffic Management Center, said.

-- Repairs to a road subsidence incident along the Tau Hu canal in Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City earlier this year are estimated to cost about VND100 billion (US$3.8 million), the municipal Department of Construction said.

Travel

-- Cam Ranh International Airport in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam ranked sixth in the ‘World’s Cleanest Airports’ category for facilities handling fewer than 30 million passengers annually at the 2026 Skytrax World Airport Awards.

Entertainment

-- Studio Ghibli has launched an official Facebook page in Vietnam authorized by its Japan-based headquarters, with the page announcing its debut in a post inviting users to “guess what’s coming next.”

Sports

-- Nearly 9,000 runners from more than 75 countries and territories competed in the 2026 Da Nang International Marathon in central Vietnam on Sunday, where the Philippines’ Moral Edsel won the men’s 42 km race in 2 hours 30 minutes 42 seconds and Vietnam’s Vu Khanh Linh took the women’s title in 3 hours 1 minute 20 seconds.

-- The 2026 World Cup Pickleball is scheduled to take place in Da Nang in late August and is expected to be one of the largest athlete-participation tournaments ever held in Vietnam.

-- “Two second-half headers by Manchester City’s Nico O’Reilly settled the English ‌season’s first silverware on Sunday as Pep Guardiola’s side beat Arsenal 2-0 in the League Cup final,” Reuters reported.