Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — May 12

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam had a meeting with representatives of the Belarusian Society of Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries, the Belarus-Vietnam Friendship Association, and former Belarusian experts who had supported Vietnam in Minsk on Sunday (local time) as part of his two-day state visit to the country.

Society

-- Northern and north-central Vietnam see sunny weather on Monday, while heavy rain and thunderstorms, including dangerous lightning, are forecast for the central and southern regions in the evening, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

-- Authorities are investigating a house fire that broke out late on Sunday on Tan Chanh Hiep 18 Street in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, killing one person.

-- Residents in Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam have raised concerns after a depression appeared more than a month ago on the surface of the overpass at the Ngoc Hoi interchange, despite the project still being under construction.

Economy

-- Vietnam Airlines has officially announced the resumption of its direct Hanoi–Moscow route, coinciding with a visit to Russia by Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam.

-- Four hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes, the first of their kind manufactured in Vietnam, were put into operation on Sunday at Tan Cang – Cat Lai Port in Ho Chi Minh City, marking a step forward in the country’s effort to modernize and green its seaports.

Travel

-- Ana Marina Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa Province has officially been granted international port status, becoming the first international marina in Vietnam, after two years of trial operations.

-- Fashion-focused shopping tours in Vietnam are attracting international visitors, with the hashtag #VietnamFashionTour becoming a keyword in a growing consumer tourism trend that promotes Vietnamese fashion as a destination in online content.

Sports

-- “Newcastle United beat Chelsea and Nottingham Forest dropped points again as a gripping battle for a top-five finish in the Premier League took more twists and turns on Sunday,” Reuters reported.

-- “Arsenal gave Liverpool a guard of honour and then a reminder of why they were the only team to challenge them in their romp to the Premier League title as they hit back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at a sun-drenched Anfield on Sunday,” Reuters reported.