Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam told a meeting with Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam on Wednesday that the top Vietnamese official’s visit to Singapore held great significance, with the elevation of bilateral relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership which would open up a new chapter for their ties.

-- Party chief Lam and his spouse attended a special concert at the Concert Hall of the National University of Singapore’s Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music on Wednesday evening (local time), reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Hanoi has requested a study on transforming the To Lich River into a water storage area during flooding as part of the city’s drainage plan.

-- A man was seen doing pull-ups on a train of the first metro line in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, despite such an appropriate behavior having been previously reported and criticized.

-- Ho Chi Minh City will break ground on a pedestrian bridge across the Saigon River on March 29. The 261-meter-long footbridge will connect Bach Dang Wharf Park in District 1 to a riverside park in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Thu Duc City.

Business

-- The seventh International Exhibition and Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology (HortEx Vietnam 2025) opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, attracting some 400 exhibitors from 30 countries and territories.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has ordered relevant departments and agencies to review the supply of pork, brace for price fluctuations, and ensure sufficient supply to prevent unreasonable price hikes.

Lifestyle

-- Thousands of residents and tourists eagerly enjoyed a mesmerizing drone light show that illuminated the sky over Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, on Wednesday night, as part of the ongoing 2025 Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival. 

-- A speedboat service is set to begin on March 28, offering one trip per day from Saigon Port in District 4, Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao Island off the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.

-- Phu Quoc Island off the coast of Kien Giang Province in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region is the only Vietnamese destination to be ranked among Asia’s 10 most beautiful islands by travel and lifestyle magazine DestinAsian.

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