Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — October 13

Society

-- Vietnam’s national weather agency on Sunday said a weak cold spell is moving southward and, combined with easterly winds from a subtropical high, could bring moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms to northern and north-central provinces from Monday to Wednesday, with localized downpours of over 70mm potentially causing flash floods, landslides, and urban flooding in mountainous areas despite low overall flood risk.

-- Hanoi has basically completed its dyke and irrigation planning project but will seek further international consultancy to ensure long-term vision, deputy chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen said.

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signed a second decision to allocate VND400 billion ($15.2 million) in emergency funds to Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Bac Ninh Provinces following an initial VND140 billion ($5.3 million) flood relief package approved on October 8.

-- Hanoi police said on Sunday they had urgently arrested a 55-year-old man for twice setting fire to trash on his rooftop, causing a blaze that spread to two neighbors’ houses last Friday.

-- A pod of about 20 dolphins was spotted swimming and leaping alongside a tourist boat on Sunday morning in the Hon Cau Marine Protected Area, Lam Dong Province, local authorities said.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City aims for average annual GRDP growth of 10–11 percent from 2025 to 2030, with per capita GRDP projected to reach $14,000–$15,000 by 2030.

-- Vietnamese fans gathered at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday evening to meet former Manchester United star players Nemanja Vidic, Luis Nani, Dimitar Berbatov, and Wes Brown.

Economy

-- Vietnamese carriers including Vietjet, Bamboo Airways, and Vietravel Airlines are ramping up flight attendant recruitment and expanding domestic and international routes ahead of the 2026 Tet holiday, with Vietjet attracting over 100 applicants from countries such as Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines during a recent hiring drive in Japan.

World News

-- “Natalie Grabow proved that age really is just a number when the 80-year-old became the oldest woman ever to complete the gruelling Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii on Saturday,” Reuters reported.