Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – August 6

Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Admiral Samuel Paparo, commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, reaffirmed during talks in Hanoi on Wednesday that defense cooperation remains a key pillar of the two countries' comprehensive strategic partnership, with the U.S. reiterating its support for Vietnam's efforts to address war legacies, including its 500-day campaign to search for, recover, and identify the remains of Vietnamese war martyrs.

-- More than 500 delegates attended a session of the 33rd Diplomatic Conference in Hanoi on August 5 to discuss advancing science and technology diplomacy through international cooperation, with Vietnam's Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung and Minister of Public Security Luong Tam Quang calling for stronger global technology partnerships to enhance Vietnam's innovation, digital transformation, and long-term development capacity, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Society

-- Can Tho City in Vietnam's Mekong Delta is stepping up its efforts under the nationwide 500-day campaign to search for, recover, and identify martyrs' remains, aiming to finish the work by December 22, 2026, ahead of the original April 30, 2027 deadline, with 2,002 of 5,092 graves excavated as of Wednesday.

-- Nearly 200 employees joined the first day of the 18th 'Trai tim nhan ai' (Compassionate Hearts) voluntary blood donation drive organized by the Youth Union of Saigon Transportation Mechanical Corporation (SAMCO) on Wednesday, kicking off a three-day campaign that has attracted 9,780 donors over its 18 editions.

-- Khanh Hoa Province in south-central Vietnam said it will continue applying the World Bank's resettlement compensation framework to 149 households, individuals, and one pagoda affected by land acquisition for the expansion of the Ngoc Hiep resettlement area in Tay Nha Trang Ward, even though the World Bank-funded Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project's loan agreement ended in June 2024.

-- Police in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam, on Wednesday launched the free 'Anti-Scam Simulation' app, featuring 30 interactive scam scenarios and 121 response options to help the public identify and respond to online fraud through hands-on practice before encountering real-life scams.

Business

-- Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province are expediting a review and remediation process for stalled projects at the former Nha Trang Airport, including those developed by Phuc Son Group, after a court recommended completing legal procedures so eligible projects can resume under National Assembly Resolution No. 29/2026/QH16.

-- Vietnamese lender Vietcombank has officially become the sole owner of the A+-grade, four-frontage Vietcombank Tower in downtown Ho Chi Minh City after acquiring all remaining stakes in the company managing the building through two consecutive transactions so far this year.

Culture

-- Vietnam on August 5 launched the first Spanish-language edition of the 24-volume 'Selected Works of Fidel Castro Ruz' book collection in Hanoi and will donate 3,000 sets to Cuba to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro on August 13, 2026.