Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — March 26

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin Palace on Wednesday afternoon (Russian time), as part of his official visit to Russia.

Russia is willing to deepen cooperation with Vietnam across all sectors, and desires to expand ties into new areas aligned with Vietnam’s development needs and Russia’s strengths such as new energy, green transition, digital transformation, health care and high-quality workforce training, said President Putin.

Society

-- Vietnam’s naval forces have provided 40,000 liters of fresh water free for residents on Hon Chuoi Island in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam during the dry season.

-- A car suddenly sped up and rammed into four other cars and a motorbike before flipping over on Trung Kinh Street in Hanoi late Wednesday evening, leaving two people injured.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction and global technology company Mastercard on Wednesday afternoon announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing digital transformation in urban transport and developing a modern, integrated cashless payment ecosystem.

-- Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City announced on Wednesday evening that its doctors had successfully performed surgery to remove a ‘giant’ uterine fibroid weighing nearly 12 kilograms, while preserving the uterus, thereby opening up the possibility of future fertility for the 25-year-old female patient.

-- Ho Chi Minh City has recorded a surge in hand, foot and mouth disease cases, with three deaths so far this year.

Economy

-- PM Chinh held working sessions in Moscow on Wednesday with leaders of AFK Sistema, Russia’s largest private conglomerate, and Russian Railways, as part of his official visit to Russia.

Entertainment

-- Vietnam will host the 73rd Miss World pageant, which is expected to attract over 130 queens from many countries and territories, the organizer of the Miss World Vietnam announced on Wednesday night.