Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 27

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Police in Hung Yen Province have dismantled a large-scale online gambling ring operating through the Net.win website, with more than VND1 trillion (US$38.5 million) in transactions processed through 13 bank accounts.

-- A 31-year-old man in Tay Ninh Province was hospitalized in critical condition after accidentally drinking a livestock disinfectant that had been stored in a refrigerator, Xuyen An General Hospital said on Saturday.

-- The body of a 23-year-old Hanoi man who fell into the Ma River while riding a motorbike across a pontoon bridge on Thursday was found in neighboring Laos after nearly two days of searching, police in Son La Province said.

-- Authorities in Can Tho City reported that water levels in the Hau River are expected to rise further, peaking at 2.28 meters next Tuesday. The surge could cause widespread flooding in low-lying neighborhoods and disrupt daily life across the Mekong Delta city, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- Police in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, said on Saturday they have launched legal proceedings against 79-year-old Ngo Kim Ngau for tax evasion after she allegedly underreported a 2022 real estate transaction. According to investigators, Ngau sold land use rights for VND20 billion ($768,000) but declared a transfer price of only VND5 billion ($192,000) to tax authorities.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City uncovered two illegal pig slaughterhouses between Thursday and Saturday, destroying about 352 kilograms of unhygienic pork and testing 30 live pigs for banned substances and animal diseases.

-- City police announced on Saturday they had pressed charges against three people for allegedly printing and distributing 21,000 books without publishing permits, local media reported.

Lifestyle

-- Japanese Ikebana master Furukawa Hirotaka hosted a live flower arranging demonstration and talk at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi on Saturday, drawing hundreds of traditional floral art enthusiasts.

Sports

-- Vietnam’s top badminton players Nguyen Thuy Linh and Nguyen Hai Dang ended their campaigns at the 2026 Asian Games after falling to world-class opponents in the singles competition on Saturday.