What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Vietnam's Party General Secretary To Lam, State President Luong Cuong, and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh sent congratulatory messages on Thursday to Donald Trump on his election as U.S. president, emphasizing that Washington is Hanoi's strategically important partner.

Society

-- On Wednesday, police in Ho Chi Minh City issued administrative penalties and, in coordination with the Ho Chi Minh City Immigration Department, imposed additional penalties by deporting two French nationals for vandalizing in the city center.

-- Typhoon Yinxing brought strong winds of up to 150-166km per hour and gusts of up to 180km per hour early on Friday morning. The storm hit the northern region of the East Vietnam Sea, becoming the seventh storm of this year.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s Public Transport Management Center announced on Thursday that it had dismissed the bus driver who ran a red light in District 1 after a citizen reported the incident. The driver will not be eligible for rehire for two years.

-- Tan Lak Tho, general director of Wilhelm Hauffmann, based in Singapore and the producer of Eagle Brand Medicated Oil, visited the police headquarters in Long An Province, southern Vietnam on Thursday to present a letter of appreciation to Colonel Lam Minh Hong, director of the Long An police department. The letter thanked him for overseeing the investigation and handling of a case involving 30,000 counterfeit oil bottles being sold on e-commerce platform Shopee.

Business

--The trade relationship between Vietnam and the U.S. will continue to grow and develop, regardless of who is in power. However, with Donald Trump being elected president, the U.S. may see significant changes in its global trade policies, experts have told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

-- The number of international tourists visiting Vietnam in October topped 1.4 million, according to a report the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism issued on Wednesday. Overall, Vietnam welcomed more than 14 million visitors in January-October, an increase of 41 percent compared to the same period in 2023, nearing the target of 17-18 million international tourists.

Lifestyle

-- The 2024 Mr. World competition will take place from November 5 to 23, with the final night scheduled for November 23 in Phan Thiet City, Binh Thuan Province, south-central Vietnam.

World News

-- A fishing boat has sunk in waters off South Korea's Jeju Island with 14 sailors rescued and 13 missing, Reuters cited Yonhap news agency as reporting on Friday.