Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — January 7

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Hanoi has asked the Ministry of Construction to hand over a section of national railway infrastructure between Hanoi and Gia Lam Stations by mid-2026 to allow urban redevelopment around the Old Quarter and Long Bien Bridge, a move that could halt passenger train services through the popular ‘train street café’ area.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City authorities have approved a plan to allow electric motorbike battery-swapping cabinets to be installed on sidewalks and in public areas to support green transport and emissions reduction.

-- Doctors at Tu Du Hospital and Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City have successfully performed their 13th fetal cardiac intervention, a pulmonary valve balloon procedure on a 28-week-old fetus, with both mother and fetus in stable condition, the city’s health department said on Tuesday.

-- Ho Chi Minh City police said on Tuesday they arrested or handled 15,240 people in 5,790 drug-related cases in 2025 as authorities stepped up a nationwide crackdown and moved toward a goal of making the city drug-free by 2030.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s tax authority said on Tuesday it collected a record VND619.99 trillion (US$23.6 billion) in 2025, helping push the city’s total state budget revenue past VND800 trillion ($30.4 billion) for the first time.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s total social investment rose 11.9 percent in 2025 to an estimated VND684.9 trillion ($26 billion), led by a sharp increase in state-funded infrastructure spending and continued strength in private and foreign investment, official data showed.

Economy

-- Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index could rise to 2,087 points by the end of 2026 on stronger earnings and supportive policies, with banks expected to lead gains amid robust credit growth, according to an investment outlook report by VPBankS Research.

-- Starbucks Vietnam apologized on Tuesday after a technical glitch on food delivery apps briefly displayed drink prices at zero, triggering a surge in orders that were later canceled and caused delays for customers and delivery drivers in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

Travel

-- Digital travel platform Agoda has named Vietnam’s northern mountain hub of Sapa Asia’s fastest-growing destination in 2025, after a sharp rise in international accommodation bookings.

Sports

-- Vietnam beat Jordan 2-0 on Tuesday to take an early lead in Group A of the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup.