Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — August 5

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s State President Luong Cuong met with staff at the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Egypt on Monday as part of his state visit, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Society

-- Vietnam’s national power load peaked at about 54,500 megawatts between 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm on Monday, the highest level recorded this year and up 10 percent from the same period in 2024, according to official data.

-- Hanoi police said on Monday they have detained and launched legal proceedings against an American director of a company accused of tax evasion exceeding VND3.2 billion (US$122,250) related to the import and re-export of raw materials for garment manufacturing.

-- The management board of Son Tra Peninsula and Da Nang tourist beaches on Monday commended two staff members for helping an Australian tourist recover a ring valued at over $2,000.

Economy

-- Vietnam’s state-owned telecom group VNPT on Monday launched the VSTN international cable line, a 3,900-kilometer land-based network crossing five countries, marking the nation's first fully domestically-funded international cable project.

-- Vietravel Airlines took delivery of its second owned aircraft, an Airbus A320, at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Monday, as part of its efforts to expand its fleet and increase capacity, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

-- Vietnam’s state budget revenue rose to VND1,572 trillion ($60.4 billion) in January–July, reaching 79.9 percent of the annual target and up 27.4 percent from a year earlier, the Ministry of Finance said.

-- Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment said on Monday that exports of agricultural, forestry, and seafood products in July were estimated at $6 billion, up 13 percent from July last year.

Sports

-- The 34th National Traditional Martial Arts Championship opened Monday at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in the coastal ward of Quy Nhon, part of old Quy Nhon Province in former Binh Dinh Province before a recent administrative merger, with 686 participants competing.