Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 13

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security, in partnership with AI Singapore, launched the fourth season of the Data for Life competition in Singapore on Saturday, seeking to expand international cooperation in data, artificial intelligence, and innovation.

-- Crowds packed the nearly 70-year-old Trang Tien Ice Cream shop at 35 Trang Tien Street in Hanoi on Saturday, just days before the iconic location is set to stop serving customers, with many visitors taking photos and leaving handwritten farewell notes.

-- The administration of An Khe Ward in Gia Lai Province has proposed fining a ‘banh mi’ shop VND100 million (US$3,880) and suspending its operations for four months after 254 people suffered food poisoning linked to its products.

-- The Vietnam Food Safety Authority has asked health authorities in Hue City to urgently investigate a suspected food poisoning incident at Scavi Hue Company that left 174 workers hospitalized.

-- Authorities in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have warned of severe flooding as high tides combined with heavy rainfall could push water levels above historic thresholds, with some areas outside protective dikes facing inundation up to 1.5 meters.

-- Heavy downpours from Friday to Saturday triggered landslides in several areas of Da Nang, raising risks of flash floods, inundation, and falling trees. Local authorities deployed forces to monitor vulnerable zones and ensure residents’ safety.

Economy

-- Vietnam’s state-owned energy group Petrovietnam has successfully manufactured and shipped four offshore substations for the Baltica 2 wind farm off the coast of Poland, marking the first time an offshore wind product made in Vietnam has been exported to Europe.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- A high-tide surge flooded several streets in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday afternoon despite relatively light rain, disrupting traffic on several streets like Tran Xuan Soan, Binh Quoi, and Nguyen Van Huong.