Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — September 29

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin in Hanoi on Sunday, following an official welcome ceremony.

-- Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin visited the Vietnam Military History Museum and the Vietnam–Russia Tropical Center in Hanoi on Sunday during a two-day official trip, during which he is co-chairing the fourth meeting of the Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee with Vietnam’s National Assembly.

-- Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong has delivered a message ahead of Vietnam hosting the signing ceremony for the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime in Hanoi on October 25-26.

Storm Bualoi

-- Storm Bualoi made landfall in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam at 1:00 am on Monday and remained over the Ha Tinh–Nghe An area as of 6:00 am, bringing winds of 75–100 kph, toppling houses and power poles, and causing widespread power outages.

-- Da Nang airport in central Vietnam saw hours-long delays on Sunday afternoon and evening as storm Bualoi disrupted multiple flight departures, leaving thousands of passengers waiting.

-- Residents of Be Island in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam found a whale carcass washing ashore near the Hon Dun volcanic site on Sunday amid strong winds and high waves from storm Bualoi.

Society

-- Two workers were injured and three others killed in a gas incident on Sunday during the construction of an underground mining roadway in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City health officials on Sunday reported a case of whooping cough in a more-than-three-month-old infant who had received one dose of the pertussis vaccine.

Economy

-- BAF Vietnam Agriculture JSC and China’s Muyuan Foods signed a joint venture agreement on Sunday to develop a high-tech multi-story livestock farming project.

Travel

-- A more-than-700-year-old resin tree in Co To Commune, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam stands tall with sprawling branches and a distinctive curved shape, attracting visitors as a local natural landmark.