Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — August 8

What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Following a state-level welcome ceremony at the Presidential Palace of Angola on Thursday, Vietnamese President Luong Cuong held talks with Angolan President João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, during which several cooperation agreements were signed between the ministries and agencies of both countries in the presence of the two leaders.

Society

-- Police are investigating the drowning of a seven-year-old girl who died on Thursday while swimming at a private pool in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam.

-- Dong Nai Province plans to invest over VND16 trillion (US$610 million) in building an elevated road along National Highway 51 to ease congestion in the urban center.

-- Da Nang City, central Vietnam has proposed classifying African swine fever as a dangerous infectious disease in animals that requires mandatory vaccination, after outbreaks were detected in 52 out of 94 communes and wards.

-- Hundreds of coffee shops in Ho Chi Minh City have become charging hubs for the growing number of electric vehicle drivers, offering an affordable all-in-one service: coffee, hammock rest, and battery charging.

Travel

-- Ninh Kieu pedestrian street on Hai Ba Trung Street in Ninh Kieu Ward, Can Tho City, southern Vietnam has ceased operations after more than three years due to financial losses.

Economy

-- The price of Vietnam's five-percent broken rice has risen to $391 per ton following the Philippines' import ban, driven mainly by surging demand and shrinking supply.

-- The Vietfood & Beverage – Propack Vietnam 2025 international exhibition takes place at Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City from Thursday to Saturday, featuring more than 1,000 domestic and international businesses across over 1,400 booths.

World News

-- A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares (39,537 acres) of forest and villages in southern France since Tuesday has now been contained, Reuters cited local authorities as saying on Thursday.

-- OpenAI released a keenly awaited new generation of its hallmark ChatGPT on Thursday, touting 'significant' advancements in artificial intelligence capabilities as a global race over the technology accelerates, according to AFP.