Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 20

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Vietnam has been named the world's top foodie destination in the 2026 NZ Herald Travel Readers' Choice Awards, with its regional diversity and distinctive flavors winning the most votes from readers.

-- Authorities in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam on Wednesday warned against unauthorized trekking and camping services at Ba Den Mountain, citing safety risks and environmental damage, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- Police in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam have arrested five people accused of posing as doctors and tricking spa customers into believing they had serious health problems, allegedly defrauding hundreds of customers of billions of dong.

-- Search teams in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam found 42 sets of war martyrs’ remains in a coconut orchard between August 7 and 18, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

Economy

-- The administration of Da Nang City in central Vietnam on Wednesday approved a VND4.185-trillion (US$160 million) social housing project in Ngu Hanh Son Ward, aiming to provide more than 3,200 apartments for low-income residents.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- One hundred businesses in Ho Chi Minh City have delayed paying social insurance contributions for at least six months, with debts totaling more than VND869 billion ($33 million), affecting the benefits of 10,750 workers, according to the city's social security agency.

-- The city will stage a fireworks display from 9:00 pm to 9:15 pm on Sunday as part of the political-art program ‘To quoc trong tim’ (The Fatherland in Our Hearts), held at Van Phuc Urban Area in Hiep Binh Ward.

-- Search teams have recovered 16 additional sets of war martyrs’ remains, including five found near an old well in Thuong Tan Commune and 11 discovered at Le Thi Rieng Park.