Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - April 28

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary and State President To Lam visited workers in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday ahead of the 51st anniversary of the April 30, 1975 reunification and International Workers’ Day (May 1).

Society

-- Southern Vietnam sees widespread heat on Tuesday, while northern areas are sunny with rain expected later in the day as a cold air mass moves in.

-- Authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam said on Monday they were investigating an incident in which a foreign man riding a motorcycle was filmed assaulting the driver of a seven-seat car after a crash on Vo Nguyen Giap Street.

-- Two Indian tourists were rescued after being swept away by waves while swimming outside a designated safe zone at Tan Tra beach in Da Nang early Monday, local authorities said, adding lifeguards brought them ashore safely after they showed signs of exhaustion and distress.

-- Authorities in several Hanoi wards have fined a string of popular youth-oriented eateries, including Dookki all-you-can-eat restaurant chain, Laboong milk tea, and Bach Khoa claypot rice outlets, for food safety violations such as poor sanitation, lack of waste-handling equipment, and failure to register business operations, officials said.

Economy

-- Vietjet shareholders have approved a 30-percent dividend as the airline reported 2025 net profit rose more than 50 percent to VND2.123 trillion (US$80.5 million), exceeding its plan, and reaffirmed an international expansion strategy alongside large aircraft orders and long-term investments.

Travel

-- A viral video showing thousands of people crowding through Ngo Mon gate to enter Hue’s Imperial Citadel on April 25 drew widespread attention, with officials saying the surge followed a free night opening and a special program, contributing to more than 34,000 visitors and over VND4 billion ($151,716) in revenue at heritage sites during the Hung Kings holiday.

-- A cave exploration information center in Phong Nha-Ke Bang, central Vietnam opened to visitors free of charge from Sunday, offering interactive exhibits and a 5D virtual reality experience that immerses visitors in the cave system while honoring decades of exploration efforts and supporting local tourism and community development.

World News

-- Microsoft and OpenAI renegotiated a ‌pact that let Microsoft exclusively sell the ChatGPT creator’s artificial intelligence models, clearing the way for the startup to forge new deals with rivals to the software and enterprise giant, including Amazon, according to Reuters.