Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Leaders of Russia, Brunei, the United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Sri Lanka and Mongolia have sent congratulatory messages and letters to To Lam on his election as the state president of Vietnam and to Tran Thanh Man on being elected the country’s top legislator.

Society

-- A fire broke out at a five-storey boarding house in Trung Hoa Ward under Cau Giay District, Hanoi in the wee hours of Friday, leaving 14 people dead and three others injured, a local police official told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper at 6:49 am.

-- An official from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism affirmed at a press briefing on Thursday that the number of visitors to many of the city’s food streets such as Ho Thi Ky and Nguyen Thuong Hien has soared.

-- Toll collection for Cam Lam - Vinh Hao Expressway, which connects Khanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, and Binh Thuan Provinces in south-central Vietnam, will start on May 28. The highest toll for the entire 78.5-kilometer route is VND497,000 (US$19.4) per vehicle, Cam Lam-Vinh Hao Expressway Joint Stock Company announced on Thursday.

-- The State Bank of Vietnam on Thursday announced an inspection into four gold firms, namely Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC), DOJI Gold & Gems Group Joint Stock Company (DOJI), Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ), and Bao Tin Minh Chau Company, and two banks, including TPBank and Eximbank, for their gold trading activities.

-- Indovina Bank has announced that it will put up for sale several collateralized real estate projects in Hoi An, a famous tourist city in Quang Nam Province, located in central Vietnam.

Sports

-- Alexandre Polking, a Brazilian-German coach, on Thursday evening, signed an agreement with the Cong An Hanoi Football Club to become its new head coach for at least two years.

-- Novak Djokovic took a step closer to ending his title drought in 2024 after beating Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 7-5 6-1 on Thursday to reach the Geneva Open semi-finals, Reuters reported.

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