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Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam held phone talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday evening, during which the Party chief emphasized Vietnam’s willingness to negotiate a zero-percent import tariff on goods from the U.S. He also proposed that the U.S. apply the same zero-tariff policy to Vietnamese exports.

-- Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye stated that his state visit to Vietnam aimed to reaffirm Burundi's commitment to fostering its friendship and cooperation with the Southeast Asian nation, particularly in investment, agriculture, mining, science and technology, and digital transformation, during a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Luong Cuong in Hanoi on Friday.

-- Colonel Nguyen Duc Huy, a seconded officer of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Office, has been appointed as assistant to Party General Secretary To Lam, effective from March 27, according to the Party Central Committee Office’s recent announcement.

Society

-- Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across northern Vietnam from Saturday evening into the night, while southern Vietnam will possibly continue to endure widespread heat with temperatures reaching 35-36 degrees Celsius, and some places exceeding 36 degrees Celsius, according to the national weather center.

-- Six small earthquakes struck Kon Plong District in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum between 11:31 am and 12:41 pm on Friday, with magnitudes ranging from 2.6 to 3.4, according to the Vietnam Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning Center.

-- The Asian Development Bank has issued a formal warning to central Quang Tri Province about the risk of withdrawing Official Development Assistance funding for a $48.77-million infrastructure project if it fails to meet the September 30 deadline.

Business

-- The management authority of Cat Tien National Park, located in southern Dong Nai Province, has confirmed the groundbreaking of a new bridge crossing the Dong Nai River, aiming to enhance access to the park from the province’s Tan Phu District. This bridge, worth some VND50 billion (US$2 million) in investment, will become the first direct road connection to the park.

World News

-- South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was ousted on Friday by the Constitutional Court, ushering in an election after it upheld parliament's impeachment over his imposition of martial law that sparked the nation's worst political crisis in decades, according to Reuters.

-- A deal to spin off the U.S. assets of TikTok was put on hold after China indicated it would not approve the deal following President Donald Trump's tariffs announcement this week, Reuters reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

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