Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – October 14

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam condemns recent attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia that have caused civilian casualties and threatened peace and stability in the region and the world, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on Tuesday.

-- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Phan Van Giang hosted an official welcome ceremony for his Cambodian counterpart, General Tea Seiha, in Hanoi on Tuesday. Following the talks, the two sides signed a defense cooperation plan for 2027.

Society

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism on Monday launched the Vietnam Cultural Industries Development Network and announced 17 cultural development initiatives for 2026, aiming to connect public resources with businesses and creative communities to foster innovation and expand markets for national cultural products.

-- Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation said on Tuesday that flight tests to inspect and calibrate navigation systems and aviation signal lights at Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai City had been completed as planned.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee chairman has instructed Binh Quoi Ward authorities to consider issuing a compulsory relocation order for owners and occupants of apartments in six Thanh Da apartment blocks to speed up their renovation and reconstruction.

-- Starting October 15, passengers on metro line No. 1 (Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien) in Ho Chi Minh City will be able to purchase tickets directly through the VNeID app, local media reported, citing Ho Chi Minh City Urban Railway No. 1 Company Limited, the operator of the metro line.

-- Benefactors in Da Lat and Ho Chi Minh City have donated more than 6,500 white chrysanthemums for residents to hold as they bid farewell to the remains of fallen soldiers being transferred from Le Thi Rieng Park to the city’s Martyrs Cemetery for reburial on Wednesday.

Lifestyle

-- Japanese singer Tokiko Kato will return to Vietnam to perform at a concert on November 13 at Au Co Arts Center in Hanoi.