Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - November 20

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Algerian counterpart Sifi Ghrieb agreed to elevate Vietnam - Algeria relations to a strategic partnership during their talks in Algiers on Wednesday morning (local time), as part of the Vietnamese leader’s official visit to the African country.

-- Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and PM Chinh have sent messages of sympathy to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos over human and property losses caused by recent storms in many localities of the Philippines, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

-- Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Van Duoc met with President of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Milos Vystrcil on Wednesday, who is on an official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man.

Society

-- Due to the impact of a cold air mass combined with disturbances in the upper-level easterly winds, heavy rain is forecast to continue hitting many central localities from Da Nang City to Khanh Hoa Province on Thursday and Friday, according to the national weather center.

-- All available boats and speedboats were mobilized in a race against time to evacuate people in flood-stricken communes in the east part of Dak Lak Province to safer shelters on Wednesday afternoon.

-- The prime minister has approved the national action plan for addressing pollution and controlling air quality for the 2026-30 period, with a vision toward 2045. Under the plan, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, all public transport vehicles will run on clean, green, and eco-friendly energy by 2030.

-- Rescue teams in Nong Son Commune, Da Nang City, central Vietnam quickly responded after a car carrying two people was swept away by floodwaters while traveling along a local road on Wednesday.

Economy

-- Czech companies desire to boost cooperation with Vietnamese partners, especially in the technology, health, and car production fields, the leader of the Czech Chamber of Commerce said at a meeting between Czech firms and Vietnamese enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday.

-- Vietnam Airlines and United Arab Emirates flag carrier Etihad Airways have officially launched their codeshare partnership to expand connectivity for passengers traveling from Vietnam to the Middle East, Europe, and Africa.

Sports

-- Vietnam defeated hosts Laos 2-0 in the second-leg match of the Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at Chao Anouvong Stadium in Vientiane on Wednesday evening.