Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - May 22

Society

-- The Vietnam Food Safety Authority under the Ministry of Health on Thursday ordered an urgent investigation after 62 people at Kim Dong-Sa Dec Elementary School in Dong Thap Province were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning symptoms.

-- Heavy rain is forecast to become more frequent across the Central Highlands and southern Vietnam over the next month, while widespread heatwaves in the regions are expected to largely end, according to the national weather agency.

-- An 11-year-old boy in Tay Ninh Province was seriously injured after being attacked by a pack of large dogs while fishing near a private property in mid-May, local authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

-- Police in Hung Yen Province have arrested and charged 23 people linked to a major illegal soccer streaming network operating websites such as CakhiaTV, RakhoiTV, and CaheoTV, authorities said on Thursday, accusing the group of copyright infringement and online gambling.

Economy

-- Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Gillian Bird expressed hope that Vietnam will soon complete its evaluation report to allow imports of Australia’s wild kangaroo meat and lychees during her meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Environment Trinh Viet Hung on Thursday.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s market surveillance authority is intensifying inspections at major tourist shopping hubs such as Ben Thanh Market and Saigon Square, following repeated violations involving counterfeit and trademark-infringing products.

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City confirmed on Thursday they had pressed charges against a 49-year-old man for illegally keeping endangered wildlife, including three green peafowls (Pavo muticus), a species classified as critically endangered, rare, and precious under Group IB protection.

-- A branch of Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company has apologized to residents after a sanitation worker was caught dumping garbage directly into the 19-5 Canal in Binh Hung Hoa Ward.