Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - November 29

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will co-chair the 48th meeting of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee, scheduled for December 2-3 in Vientiane at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Society

-- Storm Koto is forecast to move slowly on Saturday and gradually weaken as it remains offshore central Vietnam, while a rare tropical depression east of Malaysia is expected to move into the East Vietnam Sea, creating a complex and potentially dangerous marine weather pattern, according to the national weather agency.

-- Police in Da Nang returned more than US$1,800 to a woman who accidentally left the cash inside donated clothing for flood victims, after the money was discovered by local residents and promptly reported to authorities on Friday.

-- The administration of Lam Dong Province on Friday declared a disaster emergency on key sections of National Highway 27C after prolonged heavy rain triggered severe landslides, damaged safety infrastructure, and left the vital mountain route between Da Lat and Khanh Hoa Province’s Nha Trang completely blocked.

-- Police in Da Nang have dismantled a massive transnational cybercrime network linked to money laundering, online fraud, and document forgery worth more than VND67 trillion ($2.5 billion), with operational ties to criminal groups in Cambodia, authorities announced on Friday.

Education

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training is seeking feedback for a draft decree outlining conditions for foreigners seeking to teach, manage, conduct research, or join academic exchange programs at Vietnamese educational institutions.

Travel

-- Europe’s Airbus has ordered an urgent software and hardware update for about 6,000 A320 and A321 aircraft worldwide after discovering that high solar radiation could corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls, prompting Vietnam’s aviation authorities and airlines to hold emergency overnight meetings as most of the country’s fleet is affected.

Sports

-- Pickleball World Communications officially launched its presence in Vietnam on Friday, introducing an ambitious ecosystem strategy aimed at positioning the country as one of the most vibrant and fastest-growing pickleball markets in Asia and globally.

World News

-- India's Adani Group plans to invest up to $5 billion in Alphabet-owned Google's India AI data centre project, an executive said on Friday, as it seeks to cash in on booming demand for data capacity in the world's most populous nation, according to Reuters.

-- Blasts rocked two tankers from Russia's shadow fleet in the Black Sea near Turkey's Bosphorus strait on Friday, causing fires on the vessels, and rescue operations were launched for those on board, Reuters reported, citing Turkish authorities and sources.