Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - May 30

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam delivered a keynote speech at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Friday.

-- Chief Party and State President Lam met with President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Singapore on Friday, underscoring that Vietnam always attaches importance to its friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Timor-Leste, and stands ready to continue sharing experience in development and international integration while closely coordinating with Timor-Leste within ASEAN.

-- The Vietnamese leader held talks with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in Singapore on the same day, affirming that science and technology, innovation and digital transformation are key areas of cooperation with Singapore.

Society

-- Residents and tourists will have a chance to enjoy spectacular shooting demonstrations, motorbike performances, cavalry displays and martial arts showcases by police forces in Hue City, central Vietnam in early June.

-- Amid growing concerns over noise pollution caused by loudspeakers used to attract swiftlets, Gia Lai Province has banned swiftlet farming in central urban areas, residential neighborhoods and administrative centers.

Education

-- More than 123,000 students in Hanoi began taking the public high school entrance exam for the 2026-27 academic year on Saturday morning.

Economy

-- Digital payment provider Visa’s latest Consumer 360 study shows that Vietnamese consumers rank among the most optimistic in the Asia-Pacific region, while Vietnam is also among Asia’s leading countries in cross-border payment readiness.

Travel

-- Over 95 percent of tickets for the opening night of the 2026 Da Nang International Fireworks Festival on Sunday have already been sold to visitors, while the influx of tourists has left lodging facilities along the Han River and coastal areas in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, fully booked, according to the organizer of the fest.

-- The Castrol Superbike Fest APAC 2026 kicked off in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam on Friday, attracting over 1,000 bikers from several Asia-Pacific markets. The fest is set to run until Sunday.