Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — November 27

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam will pay a state visit to Laos and attend a ceremony marking the 50th National Day of Laos on December 1 and 2.

-- Deputy Minister of National Defense Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien and Philippine Undersecretary of National Defence Irineo C. Espino co-chaired the seventh Vietnam - Philippines defense policy dialogue in Hanoi on Wednesday.

-- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid official visits to New Zealand and Australia from November 20 to 25, aiming to deepen substantive cooperation with these key Oceania partners, reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- The eye of storm Koto, the 15th storm to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, was located about 190 kilometers north of Song Tu Tay Island at 4:00 am on Thursday, with sustained winds of 118-133 kph and gusts of 167-183 kph, according to the national weather center.

-- Project Management Unit 85 has proposed building a 107-meter bridge over a landslide-hit section of Mimosa Pass along National Highway 20, a key route leading into Da Lat, a popular tourist attraction of Lam Dong Province.

–--The chairman of the People’s Committee of Dak Lak Province in south-central Vietnam on Wednesday issued an order banning all vessels from going to sea and suspending all marine fishing activities in response to the 15th storm.

-- During its sitting on Wednesday, the Hanoi People’s Council approved the 2026 socio-economic development plan, targeting 11-percent GRDP growth and VND730 trillion (US$27.7 billion) in investment capital.

Economy

-- Ho Chi Minh City and the World Economic Forum (WEF) issued a joint declaration on an initiative to promote smart manufacturing and responsible industrial transformation in Vietnam on Wednesday, as part of the 2025 Autumn Economic Forum.

-- Five trade associations have jointly sent a petition to multiple ministries and the National Assembly, proposing that they remove obstacles over value-added taxes to ease pressure on businesses and help revive exports.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s market surveillance forces have continuously discovered and seized large quantities of packaged food and unlabeled, unidentified-origin gummies during intensified year-end inspections.

-- Thaco, led by Vietnamese billionaire Tran Ba Duong, and Fresh Del Monte, a 135-year-old global fruit conglomerate, on Wednesday signed a strategic partnership in Ho Chi Minh City, offering big opportunities for Vietnamese agricultural exports and marking a shift toward an industrial approach in farm production.