Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - January 17

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- State President Luong Cuong on Friday presented decisions appointing 16 ambassadors of Vietnam to foreign countries, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- A man in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam died on Wednesday after being bitten by a dog around four months earlier without receiving rabies vaccination, local health authorities confirmed on Friday.

-- Hanoi police are preparing charges against several foreign nationals, including eight South Koreans and one Chinese, who are accused of running a large-scale transnational technology scam from luxury urban villas in the Vietnamese capital, officials said on Friday.

Economy

-- Vietnam is expected to mobilize about US$5.5 billion in foreign loans this year to meet funding needs for a number of major national projects, the Ministry of Finance said at a meeting of the national steering committee for ODA on Friday.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Construction of the My Xuan B1 social housing project with approximately 1,200 apartments in Phu My Ward, Ho Chi Minh City began on Friday, aiming to provide affordable homes for workers and residents in the area.

-- Nguyen Van Duoc, chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, on Friday received a Daegu City delegation led by Acting Mayor Kim Jeong Ki to discuss expanding cooperation in technology, education, and smart city development, reaffirming the long-standing partnership between the Vietnamese economic hub and the South Korean city.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City administration has approved a plan for property developer Khang Dien to sponsor and carry out urban beautification works at seven downtown sites, including the iconic Ben Thanh Market, major streets, and roundabouts, with the works scheduled for completion before February 10.

Travel

-- Aside from airports operating 24/7, Vietnam’s national aviation authority has approved extended night flight operations at six airports from February 1 to March 1 this year, to meet surging travel demand during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Sports

-- Vietnam’s national under-23 football team have booked a place in the semifinals of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup after a dramatic 3-2 extra-time victory over the United Arab Emirates in the quarterfinals in Saudi Arabia early on Saturday.