Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - March 22

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- The National Election Council convened its fifth meeting on Saturday to adopt a resolution announcing the official results of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and the list of elected deputies, marking a key step toward the overall review of the 2026 electoral process, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- A magnitude-3.6 earthquake struck Mang But Commune in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam on Saturday evening, with a focal depth of about eight kilometers, according to the Institute of Earth Sciences.

-- The Ministry of Public Security has been assigned to work with relevant agencies to investigate and strictly handle organizations and individuals engaged in market manipulation, hoarding, price inflation, and profiteering in the production and trading of construction materials.

-- The National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology in Hanoi on Saturday announced that its doctors had successfully performed a special cesarean section on a 60-year-old woman.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Over 1,000 young people wearing Vietnamese costumes paraded through several downtown streets in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday afternoon.

-- A flock of rare darters has gathered around Ban Nguyet (Crescent) Lake in Phu My Hung Urban Area, Ho Chi Minh City, attracting large numbers of residents and visitors.

Economy

-- The selling price of SJC-branded gold bars dropped to VND171 million (US$6,510) per tael on Saturday, down VND5 million ($190) per tael against the previous day.

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on Japanese businesses to continue placing their trust in Vietnam while chairing a dialogue with Japanese enterprises in Hanoi on Saturday.

-- Sun Group and Changi Airports International of Singapore on Saturday signed a strategic partnership agreement to operate Phu Quoc International Airport in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam.