Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — March 18

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- A delegation from the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense carried out the final review of preparations for the 10th Vietnam – China Border Defense Friendship Exchange in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Tuesday.

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday called on Qatar to strengthen energy cooperation, particularly in liquefied natural gas supply, and urged Japan to support Vietnam’s energy security amid disruptions to global oil supply chains linked to Middle East tensions, during separate meetings with the two countries’ ambassadors in Hanoi.

Society

-- A rabid dog bit three people in Da Nang, health authorities said on Tuesday, as the central Vietnamese city reported seven rabies outbreaks in animals since the start of 2026.

-- Police in Hue City, central Vietnam said on Tuesday they had recovered a mobile phone stolen from a U.S. tourist and arrested a suspect following a street snatch.

-- A farmed deer in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam on Tuesday produced a pair of velvet antlers weighing 5.43 kg, the largest on record in the area.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health has launched a 100-day campaign to actively screen high-risk and latent tuberculosis cases, as official data show Vietnam’s detection rates of about 105.4 cases per 100,000 people, compared with an estimated true incidence of around 182 cases per 100,000 annually, based on epidemiological studies.

-- Officials in Ho Chi Minh City said on Tuesday the city, which has more than 1.5 million residents aged 60 and above, plans to develop specialized geriatric hospitals to address rapid population aging.

Economy

-- Kim Long Motor Hue JSC on Tuesday inaugurated a truck manufacturing plant in Chan May–Lang Co Economic Zone in Hue City, built on a six-hectare site at a cost of more than VND900 billion (US$34.2 million).

-- Vietnam’s labor market is accelerating in the second quarter, with a net employment outlook of 47 percent, well above the global average of 31 percent and the Asia-Pacific and Middle East average of 38 percent, ranking it among the four most optimistic markets worldwide, according to a survey by ManpowerGroup. The acceleration comes amid the wider adoption of artificial intelligence prompting firms to both increase hiring and cut some traditional roles,

Sports

-- Teenage Vietnamese players Banh Gia Huy and Dau Khuong Duy moved closer to international grandmaster status after Huy won the national standard chess title to raise his rating to 2,450.6, while runner-up Duy gained enough points to reach the 2,500 threshold in upcoming FIDE rankings.