Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 14

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Politburo member, Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, who is the special envoy of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, on Wednesday had meetings with officials of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, as part of his ongoing visit to the Northeast Asian nation, focusing on measures to strengthen bilateral ties and cooperation between the two countries.

Society

-- Hanoi plans to pilot the leasing of parts of sidewalks and roadways for business activities and the development of the nighttime economy under a set of strict criteria.

-- Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam has received 28 rare turtles repatriated from South Korea under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

-- Authorities in Hai Chau Ward, Da Nang City have deployed forces to address karaoke singing along Bach Dang Street near the Han River, confiscating three portable loudspeakers.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- As many as 87 percent of children in Ho Chi Minh City aged 12-17 spend an average of 5-7 hours per day on the Internet, significantly impacting the development of their character and contributing to an increase in violent crime and abuse, according to a recent report by the municipal People's Committee.

Economy

-- Vietnam Exchange has set a profit target of nearly VND3 trillion (US$114 million) this year, while rolling out plans for a gold exchange-traded fund, a carbon trading exchange, and trading connectivity with Singapore.

-- Lian SGP Holding, a unit under China’s Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, has acquired a 68-percent stake in Imexpharm, becoming the largest shareholder of the Vietnamese pharmaceutical company.

Sports

-- Vietnam beat the United Arab Emirates 3-2 early on Thursday to earn the first-place finish in Group C and qualify for the FIFA U17 World Cup for the first time.

Travel

-- Nearly one year after opening, Da Nang Museum near the Han River in Da Nang has emerged as one of the coastal city’s most popular tourist attractions.