Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - November 11

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam and India reaffirmed their strong defense ties during the 15th Vietnam-India Defense Policy Dialogue held in Hanoi on Monday, co-chaired by Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Rajesh Kumar Singh, India’s Defense Secretary.

Society

-- Lam Dong Province will host the first-ever World Tea Fest 2025, an international tea festival expected to attract around 20,000 visitors with a month-long series of cultural, economic, and diplomatic events centered in Da Lat and nearby tea-growing regions, from November 11 to December 7.

-- Weather across Vietnam remains largely stable on Tuesday, with mostly sunny conditions inland and only scattered showers, while storm Fung Wong continues to churn over the northern East Vietnam Sea.

-- Gia Lai Province on Monday declared a state of emergency in 65 out of its 135 wards and communes following widespread destruction caused by storm Kalmaegi, which left more than 60,000 homes damaged and critical infrastructure crippled.

-- A strong cold front is expected to sweep into northern Vietnam around November 16-17, likely bringing the coldest temperatures since the start of winter, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Economy

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will participate in a high-level policy dialogue with World Economic Forum leaders during the upcoming Autumn Economic Forum 2025, held from November 24 to 30 in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a suspected case of mass food poisoning after several workers reportedly fell ill following their lunch at a company in Dong Hung Thuan Ward on Monday.

-- Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, on Monday received Danny Pearson, Minister for Finance and Minister for Economic Growth and Jobs of Victoria, Australia, to discuss expanding cooperation between the Vietnamese city and the Australian state.

Travel

-- The North-South railway line in south-central Vietnam officially reopened on Monday evening, after four days of repair work to fix landslide damage induced by storm Kalmaegi in Dak Lak and Gia Lai Provinces.

World News

-- At least eight people were killed and 20 injured on Monday when a car exploded near the historic Red Fort in India's capital, Delhi, police said, a rare blast in the heavily guarded city of more than 30 million people, according to Reuters.

-- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded air traffic controllers return to work as travelers endured another day of flight cancelations, which the administration ordered to manage staff shortages during the government shutdown, Reuters reported.