Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - March 14

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday met with Thai Ambassador Urawadee Sriphiromaya in Hanoi, requesting Thailand to facilitate stable aviation fuel supplies for Vietnam’s civil aviation sector amid global energy uncertainties.

-- Le Hoai Trung, Vietnam's Minister of Foreign Affairs, said the country’s embassies in the Middle East are ready to assist ASEAN citizens in emergency situations amid escalating regional tensions, reaffirming regional solidarity during a special online meeting of ASEAN foreign ministers on Friday.

Society

-- Weather conditions across Vietnam are expected to vary significantly on Saturday, with rain showers in the central region, cooler conditions in the north and heat in the south, according to the national weather center.

-- Thirteen middle school students in Da Nang were hospitalized on Thursday morning with symptoms of suspected food poisoning after drinking bubble tea purchased from a local shop, health authorities said.

-- Authorities in An Giang Province are investigating a suspected food poisoning incident that left 97 people ill after consuming salted egg sponge cake, with health officials confirming the presence of Salmonella bacteria but no cake samples available for testing.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- An unseasonal thunderstorm swept across parts of Ho Chi Minh City on Friday evening following a day of intense heat, with rainfall forming in the city center before spreading to southern areas.

Economy

-- Starbucks Vietnam will open its highest store in Asia on Saturday on Vietnam’s highest peak Fansipan in Sa Pa, offering visitors the chance to enjoy coffee while gazing at clouds from the ‘roof of Indochina.’

-- The Japanese government has provided a non-refundable grant of US$140,000 to support organic agriculture development and youth training in Dong Thap Province.

Travel

-- The Hanoi Department of Tourism is organizing the Hanoi Tourism Festival 2026 from Friday to Sunday at Thong Nhat Park in the Vietnamese capital.