Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - August 17

What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- In a post on social media platform X, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the generous support that the Vietnamese people have given to Cuba, as Vietnam has so far raised over VND271.9 billion (US$10.4 million) in support of the Cuban people.

Society

-- Eleven teams with hundreds of people have been mobilized to search for a 33-year-old man who has been reported missing in Cuc Phuong National Park in northern Vietnam, a leader of the national park told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday.

-- The expansion of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh Expressway in southern Vietnam will be executed as an emergency construction project, with its groundbreaking ceremony scheduled for August 19 and its completion expected by December 2026.

-- The Military Command of Ha Tinh Province in north-central Vietnam on Saturday welcomed 120 officers and soldiers of the Lao People's Army who will participate in a military parade for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2) in Hanoi.

-- A seven-seater car was traveling on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Hanoi on Saturday when the road suddenly collapsed, causing the rear wheels to get stuck.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Management Center of Public Transport said on Saturday that it has increased the number of trips, reduced intervals between them, and extended the operating hours of metro line No. 1 on weekends to make commuting more convenient for local residents.

-- A total of 8,800 young volunteers from 43 universities, colleges, wards, and communes across Hanoi are mobilized to contribute to activities celebrating the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Travel

-- Many tourists are excited to check in and admire a giant ocean tuna sculpture made from coconut shells at the Nghinh Phong Tower Square in Tuy Hoa Ward, Dak Lak Province.

-- The Vietnam Exhibition House, in coordination with the Hanoi Department of Tourism, on Saturday opened the program 'Hanoi Tourism Days' at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, promoting the Vietnamese city’s tourism under the theme 'Hanoi: A Safe – Friendly – High-Quality – Attractive Destination.'