Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - November 17

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, accompanied by his spouse and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, arrived at Kuwait International Airport at 1:30 pm on Sunday (local time), commencing his three-day official visit to Kuwait at the invitation of PM Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al Sabah.

-- The fifth round of in-person negotiations on the Vietnam - U.S. Reciprocal Trade Agreement concluded after a three-day session from November 12 to 14 in Washington, D.C., according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.

Society

-- Heavy rain caused landslides at several locations along the Khanh Son mountain pass route in Khanh Hoa Province on Sunday. A landslide buried a camp shelter with three people inside in Cam An Commune on Sunday night.

-- A 40-seater passenger bus traveling on the Da Lat - Quang Ngai route was passing through Khanh Le Pass in Khanh Hoa Province when it was suddenly hit by falling rocks and soil from the mountainside on Sunday night, leaving at least six people inside the bus dead.

-- Police in Tan Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday worked with relevant units to detain a woman and her accomplice for a probe into alleged property theft at Tan Quy Market.

-- Torrential rain hit Hue City in central Vietnam on Sunday afternoon, flooding some mountainous communes.

Economy

-- Over 20,000 visitors joined the 2025 Green Vietnam Festival held in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday and Sunday.

-- During meetings with authorities and organizations in Switzerland, leaders of Da Nang City expressed their desire for support in promoting the development of high-tech industries, smart transportation, and an international financial center, the municipal administration said on Sunday.

Culture

-- The 2025 International Craft Village Conservation and Development Festival opened in Hanoi on Friday, drawing representatives from over 30 countries and territories, along with thousands of artisans, experts, and creators at home and abroad in a five-day celebration of traditional craftsmanship, reported the Vietnam News Agency.