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Here are the news stories you should not miss today, November 28: Politics -- The successful organization of the 2017 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum creates a new milestone in Vietnam’s international integration and demonstrates the country’s strategic vision toward the region, State President Tran Dai Quang said at a ceremony to review the APEC Year in Hanoi on Monday. Society -- The Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on Monday ordered a comprehensive inspection of non-public childcare facilities across the metropolis following a recent Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper article on child abuse at a center in District 12.-- Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, 40, a popular local singer, was appointed deputy director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports for a five-year tenure on Monday.-- Tran Thanh Toan, a judge at a district-level People’s Court in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, has been dismissed from his post for asking for … [Read more...] about ​Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – November 28

Crane collapse traps several workers A crane with a load capacity of several tonnes suddenly collapsed yesterday at Tan Thuan Port in HCM City's District 7, trapping many workers. The number of fatalities and injured people remains unknown. At 11.30pm yesterday, the crane broke while it was being used to unload cargo from a vessel of the Viet Nam Ocean Shipping Joint Stock Company. The crane fell down on the cargo and the workers near the vessel. Several rescue workers have been mobilised to save those trapped in the debris. Three ambulances have been kept ready to take the victims to hospital. The site of the accident has been cordoned off for further investigation. Cold weather shoulders over northern region A cold front is hitting the northern region of Vietnam which caused medium to heavy rains on a large scale, reported the National Hydrology Meteorology Forecast Center yesterday. Currently, the highest temperature in the northern mountainous provinces dropped rapidly at … [Read more...] about Social News 26/11

Nearly 8, 000 Vietnamese people die in road traffic crashes Nearly 8,000 people died, 19,000 people injured in road crashes in 20, 628 traffic accidents nationwide from January to November, reported the National Traffic Safety Committee on November 25. The number of deaths and injuries nationwide decreased 11, 3 percent, 3, 6 percent and 15, 8 percent respectively in comparison to the same period last year. From January to November of this year, traffic police nationwide handled 288, 167 vehicle registrations and 2, 6 million motorbikes registrations. Currently, traffic police forces impound 5, 352 cars, 465, 787 motorbikes and 318,554 driving- licenses. The state budget collected VND 2.495 billion from penalties imposed on traffic violations. Government increases student loans Under a guideline of Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh, students from low-income families may borrow VND1.35 million (US$59.4) per month instead of VND1.1 million (US$48.4). The government office has … [Read more...] about Social News 27/11

Check out the news you should not miss today, November 27: Politics -- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan arrived at Changi International Airport on Sunday, starting her official visit to Singapore.-- Vietnam effectively fulfilled its role as the host of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week from November 6 to11, with agreements and deals worth US$20 billion inked during the event, State President Tran Dai Quang underlined in an article on Sunday. Society -- Ten workers were hurt when a scaffold collapsed at a bus station construction site in the north-central province of Nghe An on Sunday.-- Local authorities on Sunday suspended the Mam Xanh childcare facility in District 12, Ho Chi Minh City, from operation after its employees were found to have physically abused dozens of children in a Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper exposé published the same day.-- Ho Chi Minh City will pilot leasing cars to public servants, instead of … [Read more...] about ​Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – November 27