Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – October 11

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Fifty-five people had been hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after eating banh mi from a local shop in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam as of 6:10 pm on Saturday, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- Water levels on the Dong Nai River rose to 2.2 meters on Saturday afternoon, the highest level recorded since 1975, flooding streets and homes in Dong Nai City, southern Vietnam.

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security on Saturday broke ground on a Hanoi-based housing project for police officers, comprising two 33-story towers with a planned total of 783 apartments.

-- Prolonged downpours have triggered landslides, flooded roads, and isolated villages in mountainous areas of Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, while a 50-year-old woman remains missing after being swept away by floodwaters on Saturday, provincial authorities said.

-- A waterspout was spotted off the coast of Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam on Saturday afternoon, amid overcast skies and rough seas. The phenomenon lasted over 10 minutes and did not reach land or cause any reported casualties or property damage, Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Saigon) newspaper reported.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City police have launched five criminal cases and charged 21 people over alleged falsification of environmental monitoring results and illegal invoice trading, authorities announced on Saturday.

-- Authorities inspected 16,540 food establishments in the first nine months of 2026, identifying 1,135 violations and imposing fines totaling more than VND11 billion (US$426,170), according to the municipal Food Safety Department.

Education

-- Schools in Vietnam will no longer be required to hold three parent-teacher meetings each academic year starting November 15, 2026. Under new regulations issued by the Ministry of Education and Training, schools may now organize these meetings in person, online, or in a hybrid format.

Sports

-- More than 15,500 runners from Vietnam and abroad are taking part in the VPBank Dat Sen Hong Music Marathon 2026 in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam from Friday to Sunday, as organizers seek to combine sports, music, and local tourism.