Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — September 25

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid, and President of the 80th United Nations General Assembly Annalena Baerbock on Wednesday, as part of his trip to the United States.

-- Chairman of the State Duma of the Russian Federal Assembly Vyacheslav Volodin will lead a high-level delegation to pay an official visit to Vietnam from September 28 to 29 at the invitation of Chairman of Vietnam's National Assembly Tran Thanh Man, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations on Wednesday cooperated with the German Consulate General in the city to hold a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic ties.

Society

-- Super typhoon Ragasa, the ninth to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, is forecast to make landfall in Quang Ninh Province around noon on Thursday and gradually weaken, bringing heavy rainfall to the northern region, according to the national weather center.

-- The Da Nang People’s Committee has approved an artistic lighting project for the city’s bridges over the Han River, with a total investment of over VND149 billion (US$5.6 million). The project is scheduled to be implemented from 2025 to 2027.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has written to relevant departments, agencies, and local authorities urging them to promptly remove obstacles and accelerate the renovation of old apartment buildings.

-- The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security announced on Wednesday that an AI-integrated traffic surveillance camera system had been installed on several streets in Hanoi.

-- The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has assigned the municipal Department of Public Security to coordinate with relevant departments and agencies to study and propose amendments to the law, including the introduction of new penalties for traffic violations, possibly applying community service.

-- Police in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, in coordination with the market management team, on Wednesday inspected a business household and discovered a large number of smuggled mooncakes of unclear origin.

Entertainment

-- Huong Giang, who was crowned the 2018 Miss International Queen, a transgender beauty pageant, will represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2025, scheduled to be held in Thailand in November.