Enjoy your breakfast while reading these brief news on Tuoi Tre News today, January 4

Politics

- A source from the Vietnam Coast Guard Command confirmed on Saturday that Chinese oil rig Haiyang 981 is being towed near Vietnam’s East Sea. However, the source added that the rig’s current movement is considered normal.

Society

- The Ho Chi Minh City's Urban Traffic Management Zone No. 1 said on Saturday that the brick paving of Le Thanh Ton Street in the city’s downtown area has been complete. The paving is part of a project under which the street and Nguyen Hue- another street in the downtown area- will be turned into the city’s square and pedestrian zone.

-   Vietnamese rescue forces and vessels from other countries are speeding up their search efforts for 16 missing Philippine crew members aboard the Bulk Jupiter, a Bahamas-flagged ship considered sunk off southern Vietnam on Friday morning. A Filipino man thought to be the ship’s chef, who was rescued later on Friday, said he did not remember details of the sinking and refused to talk more on health ground.

-  A 52-year-old mentally ill man in northern Thanh Hoa Province’s Tinh Gia District choked to death on Friday evening after trying to swallow a raw dog’s heart.

Education

- Three Vietnamese students who are adopting graduate courses at a business school in Ireland are poised to represent Vietnamese youth at the 2015 Harvard National Model United Nations (HNMUN), set to take place from February 12 to 15 in Boston, the U.S.

- According to the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, its members’ technology transfer revenues reach VND89 billion (US$4.19 million) in 2014. Over 450 contracts were inked, including those featuring hi-tech research findings.

Lifestyle

- Son Lam, a favorite dancer in many live shows, won the third local season of U.S. dance show “So You Think You Can Dance” in its finale on Saturday night.