Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - March 31

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- A widespread heatwave is expected to grip Vietnam on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 37-38 degrees Celsius in some regions, according to the national weather agency.

-- Severe thunderstorms, hail, and lightning killed six people across northern Vietnam on Sunday and Monday, including four victims in boat capsizing incidents and two struck by lightning, disaster authorities reported.

-- The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on Monday issued a safety advisory urging Vietnamese residents to avoid high-risk areas as the country faces escalating security threats, including widespread missile alerts and attacks on industrial facilities.

-- Hoang Van Thuc, former head of the Vietnam Environment Agency under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, has been charged along with 10 others for alleged violations in environmental monitoring.

-- The Ministry of Health late on Monday ordered an urgent investigation into a suspected food poisoning case linked to ‘banh mi’ (Vietnamese sandwich) sold by a local shop in Dak Lak Province, where the number of affected people continues to rise.

-- Hanoi has inaugurated Thang Long Lac Viet International Hospital’s third facility, dedicated to oncology care, with a focus on early cancer screening, minimally invasive surgery, and reducing treatment time for patients.

Economy

-- Vietnam’s private enterprise T&T Group, in cooperation with the administration of An Giang Province, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for the 199-hectare Vam Cong industrial park project, to be executed at a cost of VND4.8 trillion (US$182 million).

-- Quang Ngai Province will begin selling E10 biofuel at all gas stations starting June 1, while continuing to supply E5 RON 92 until 2030 to support a gradual transition toward cleaner energy, a provincial official said on Monday.

Travel

-- Tourism revenue in Hanoi reached nearly VND37 trillion ($1.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, with international arrivals estimated at 2.4 million, according to the Hanoi Department of Tourism.