Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - July 20

What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Saturday handed over a decision appointing Tran Duc Thang, Standing Deputy Inspector-General of the Government Inspectorate of Vietnam, as acting Minister of Agriculture and Environment.

Society

-- Storm Wipha, the third storm to enter the East Vietnam Sea this year, is forecast to continue to strengthen and may reach level 12 (118–133 km/h), with gusts up to level 15 on Sunday.

-- As of 7:00 am on Sunday morning, rescuers have saved 10 people, while 37 others have been confirmed dead and five are still missing after a tourist boat capsized in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Saturday afternoon.

-- Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds caused trees and electric poles to fall onto many moving cars in Hanoi on Saturday afternoon.

-- Strong winds accompanied by hail caused travel difficulties in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, especially in the area of Bai Chay Bridge and central wards.

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested 15 localities where the North–South high-speed railway is planned to pass through to race against time and begin site clearance for the railway before August 19, 2025.

Travel

-- The director of the Department of Tourism in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam on Saturday rejected rumors circulating on social media that a group of tourists had been stranded in the Tam Coc tourist area due to heavy rain and strong winds.

World News

-- A car slammed into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday morning, injuring at least 30 people, before the driver was assaulted by onlookers and shot, Reuters reported, citing the city's police and fire departments.