Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - March 29

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- The Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Toowoomba, led by Lieutenant Colonel Alicia Harrison, arrived at Tien Sa Port on Saturday, beginning a five-day friendly visit to Da Nang City, central Vietnam.

Society

-- A representative of Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank’s Dong Ha branch in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam confirmed on Saturday that the branch had coordinated with police to prevent an online scam involving a money transfer scheme promising a large sum supposedly sent by a relative from abroad.

-- A truck caught fire on Cam Lam - Vinh Hao Expressway in south-central Vietnam at around 2:50 pm on Saturday, causing traffic congestion and destroying the goods on board.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Police in Vinh Hoi Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, along with Nguyen Van Trong, a 36-year-old taxi driver, on Saturday completed procedures to return a bag containing belongings worth over VND3 billion (US$114,000) to a 66-year-old woman who had left it in the taxi.

-- Gia Dinh People’s Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City has become the first hospital in Vietnam to successfully deploy extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

-- Ho Chi Minh City has recorded a notable improvement in global financial center rankings amid intensifying competition among financial hubs worldwide, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Economy

-- The Plant Production and Protection Department has urged fertilizer manufacturers to prioritize supply for the domestic market amid rising fertilizer prices and the peak farming season.

Travel

-- The ‘National Tourism Year - Gia Lai 2026’ event kicked off at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Quy Nhon Ward, Gia Lai Province on Saturday night, drawing tens of thousands of residents and tourists.