Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 1

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- During a meeting with Vietnamese Vice-State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in the Vatican on Monday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his desire to visit Vietnam in order to show his closeness to the Catholic Church and the Vietnamese faithful, as well as to strengthen the relationship between the Southeast Asian country and the Holy See.

Society

-- The People's Court of Hue City in central Vietnam on Monday sentenced two women to over 20 years in prison for luring children to Cambodia to work for a scam organization.

-- Heavy rain during the evening rush hour on Monday caused severe flooding and traffic congestion on many streets in Hanoi.

-- The HC1-01 tunnel, the first completed tunnel branch of the An Phu Intersection project in Ho Chi Minh City, was opened to traffic at 12:00 pm on Monday, helping to reduce traffic congestion at the eastern gateway area.

Economy

-- In the first four months of 2025, Vietnam imported US$9.3 million worth of durians, nearly six times higher than that in the same period in 2024, despite being known as the 'king of durians' and ranking second in the world in durian production and export, after Thailand.

-- The People’s Committee in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam has assigned relevant departments to study and advise on a proposal by an enterprise to reclaim land from Nha Trang Bay to create an artificial island for building a statue of 'Mother Au Co' 257 meters from the shore, along with an underwater hotel, shopping mall, restaurant and tourist attraction complex at an estimated cost of around $1.53 billion.

Lifestyle

-- Thousands of people braved the rain and gathered along the Han River in Da Nang City, central Vietnam to watch fireworks, celebrating the unification of the city and neighboring Quang Nam, under the name of Da Nang City, on Monday evening.

World News

-- President Donald Trump's administration will not deport children deemed ineligible for U.S. citizenship until his executive order curtailing birthright citizenship takes effect on July 27, Reuters reported, citing a government lawyer on Monday.

-- The United States will resume trade negotiations with Canada immediately after Ottawa scrapped its digital services tax targeting U.S. technology firms, Reuters quoted White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett as saying.