Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 6

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam received Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on Tuesday afternoon (local time), as part of his state visit to the South Asian country.

-- Vietnam on Tuesday called on China to respect its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago and its sovereign rights and jurisdiction in maritime zones established under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the foreign ministry's spokesperson Pham Thu Hang said in response to Beijing’s announcement of a fishing ban on parts of the East Vietnam Sea from May 1 to August 16.

-- At the SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition in Istanbul from Tuesday to Saturday, a Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense delegation led by Deputy Defense Minister Nguyen Truong Thang has showcased a range of high-tech products.

Society

-- Police in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam said on Tuesday that economic crime officers, in coordination with forest rangers, had uncovered illegal captivity of several birds, including 19 rare and endangered Group IIB species.

-- Nine people aged 17 to 86 were treated for poisoning after eating fried cicadas between April 1 and Sunday in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam, a hospital diretor said on Tuesday.

Business

-- Ride-hailing app Be will raise service fees in Vietnam from Friday, following a similar move by Grab, with the adjustment expected to increase driver earnings by two percent to 11 percent per trip or order.

-- Sacombank said in its Q1-2026 financial statements that its standalone workforce fell by 2,570 to 13,281 employees at end-March, while consolidated staff declined by 2,736 from end-2025 to 14,080.

-- Businesses are recalculating production plans after Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade revised electricity pricing across peak, off-peak, and normal hours.

Housing

-- Japan’s Nishi-Nippon Railroad (Nishitetsu) plans to develop about 22,000 homes in Vietnam by 2035 after acquiring a 49-percent stake in Nam Long ADC, focusing on affordable housing to meet strong market demand, Nikkei Asia reported.

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense is seeking investors for a 6.969-hectare housing project for military families in Thanh Liet Ward, Hanoi, with total investment estimated at about VND2.089 trillion (US$79.35 million) and completion targeted for the third quarter of 2029.

Travel

-- Authorities in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam have ordered inspections and strict handling of incidents reported on social media involving tourists encountering problems in Ha Tien, Hon Son, and Nam Du in recent days.