Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 28

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation left Udon Thani for Bangkok on Wednesday afternoon, continuing their official visit to Thailand.

Society

-- Vietnam is preparing to deploy seven new unit types for the United Nations peacekeeping mission, strengthening its commitment to global security operations.

-- The Ministry of Public Security on Wednesday announced that the Investigative Police Agency of the Department of Public Security of Bac Ninh Province in northern Vietnam had launched criminal proceedings against 10 suspects involved in the operation of the ‘Bun Cha TV’ website network for alleged copyright and related rights infringement.

-- Rescuers and local fishermen safely rescued 11 people at 6:30 pm on Wednesday after a ship sank in the waters off Hai Phong City in northern Vietnam.

-- The first 20-kilometer stretch of Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Expressway in central Vietnam is set to open to traffic at 9:00 am on Thursday.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee and People’s Committee commended the municipal Department of Public Security and relevant units for detecting and solving a murder case committed by two Samoan suspects in Ben Thanh Ward last week.

-- The Immigration Management Office under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security has requested that foreigners entering Vietnam comply with the registered purpose of entry and strictly adhere to Vietnamese laws and regulations.

-- The southern metropolis has been stepping up market inspections, imposing fines on many vendors for violations related to poultry slaughtering sites.

Economy

-- Party chief and State President Lam received Thapana Sirivadhanabhakdi, executive chairman of TCC Group and CEO of ThaiBev, in Bangkok on Wednesday, calling on Thai firms to expand investment and business operations in Vietnam.

-- Vietnam imported 16,580 completely built-up cars worth US$434 million in April, down 33.4 percent month on month, according to statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs.