Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - November 4

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, head of the National Civil Defense Steering Committee, on Monday signed a decision to establish the committee’s official electronic information portal, which will provide timely information and coordination support for national civil defense activities.

-- Sky watchers across Vietnam will be treated to one of the year’s most dazzling celestial displays on Thursday evening, as the Beaver Supermoon, the largest and brightest full moon of 2025, rises over the eastern horizon.

Storm Kalmaegi

-- Kalmaegi was sweeping across the central Philippines early on Tuesday, with maximum sustained winds of 134-149 kph and gusts reaching 184-201 kph. It could move quickly westward and enter the East Vietnam Sea early on Wednesday, with potential intensification, said the national weather agency.

-- As Kalmaegi nears the East Vietnam Sea, authorities in Khanh Hoa Province issued an urgent directive on Monday to ensure readiness for storm response, including calling fishing boats back to shore and preparing coastal evacuations.

-- Although Kalmaegi is forecast to make landfall in central Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is preparing for heavy rain and flooding caused by the storm’s outer circulation combined with high tides and an active intertropical convergence zone, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Environment.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City administration Nguyen Van Duoc reaffirmed the city’s commitment to supporting Thai enterprises during his Monday meeting with Thai Ambassador Urawadee Sriphiromya and executives from Amata Group to discuss investment cooperation and future development plans.

-- The first electric bus line in Con Dao Special Zone is set to begin operations next month, marking a key step toward green and sustainable transportation, according to the city’s Department of Construction.

Education

-- Local residents and police in Tay Son Commune, Gia Lai Province successfully rescued an 11th-grade student who jumped into a raging river at Phu Phong Ward on Monday morning, authorities confirmed the same day.

World News

-- OpenAI has signed a seven-year, $38 billion deal to buy cloud services from Amazon.com, in its first big push to power its AI ambitions after a restructuring last week that gave the ChatGPT maker greater operational and financial freedom, Reuters reported.

-- Peru has decided to break off diplomatic relations with Mexico, the Andean nation's foreign minister said on Monday, after Peru's former prime minister holed up in the Mexican embassy in the country to request asylum, according to Reuters.