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Check out what is in the news today, November 29 Politics-- Bilateral ties of Vietnam and Poland will see robust growth in the years to come, visiting Polish President Andrzej Duda asserted after meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi on Tuesday.-- Chairwoman of the Vietnamese lawmaking National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Nganaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of attaching great attention to fostering strategic partnership with Singapore during talks with her Singaporean counterpart Tan Chuan-Jin in the city-state on Tuesday. Society-- Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has called on Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to approve the disbursement of VND4.78 trillion (US$208.7 million) to proceed with the city’s Metro Line No.1, which connects Ben Thanh Terminal in District 1 with Suoi Tien in District 9.-- Search was ongoing for four missing crewmen aboard a fishing boat that had sunk on Monday night following the retrieval of two bodies.-- The … [Read more...] about ​Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — November 29

The signing was witnessed by President Tran Dai Quang and his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda who is on a State visit to Vietnam from November 27-30.Under the MoU, the two agencies will exchange text news, photos and video clips in English, for the purpose of publishing on their news channels. They also consented to support each other’s correspondents working in the respective countries. The VNA and the PAP first signed a cooperative agreement in 1978. However, the deal is no longer effective due to historical changes. The signing of the new document is in line with the VNA’s policy on intensifying international cooperation in order to develop its foreign news services, and to access direct information about Central Europe where the agency has yet to establish a bureau. The cooperation also runs along the Party’s and State’s foreign policy on diversifying and multilateralising foreign relations. Established in 1918, the PAP is … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency resumes cooperation with Polish counterpart

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

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