Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — May 22

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Vietnam News

-- Due to the impact of a low-pressure trough and the southwest monsoon, Ho Chi Minh City and the southern region are forecast to experience prolonged moderate to heavy rainfall until May 27, according to the Southern and Central Highlands weather center.

-- As part of the efforts to prevent the spread of the Omicron XEC variant of COVID-19, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has requested medical facilities to enhance surveillance and ensure that everyone entering or leaving hospitals wears a face mask.

-- Former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong passed away at 10:51 pm on Tuesday at his residence in Hanoi at the age of 88, after a period of illness.

-- Police in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam said on Wednesday that they had coordinated with the Ministry of Public Security, and police in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai Province in the southern region to dismantle an illegal cross-border multi-level trading ring involving 9,000 individuals from Vietnam, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

-- Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy has signed a decision to set up a task force for the campaign against smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeit goods, and intellectual property rights infringement.

-- The Australian government has launched Round 5 of the Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants, offering AUD2 million (US$1.3 million) to support high-tech solutions addressing climate change in agriculture. This round reaffirms Australia's commitment in helping to enhance the capability of Vietnam's innovation ecosystem.

-- Passengers on a Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on Monday experienced a moment of panic when the aircraft suddenly shook violently, causing food, drinks, and cups to fly off trays and scatter across the floor.

Business

-- A $1.5 billion urban, eco-tourism, and golf complex project, called Trump International Hung Yen, on Wednesday got off the ground in Khoai Chau District under the northern province of Hung Yen, marking the first Trump-branded project in Vietnam.

-- The General Administration of Customs China has approved an additional 829 growing areas and 131 packaging facilities for Vietnamese durians, paving the way for the Southeast Asian nation to boost exports to the 1.4-billion-strong market.