Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – July 17

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The government has proposed the 349-kilometer Ring Road No. 5 project in the Hanoi capital region, which will run through seven provinces and cities, with a preliminary estimated cost of over VND288 trillion (US$11 billion).

-- Sai Gon - My Thuan Expressway BOT Company and a consortium of six commercial banks on Thursday signed a VND27.094 trillion ($1.03 billion) syndicated loan agreement to finance the expansion of the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway project in southern Vietnam.

-- Phu Tho General Hospital in northern Phu Tho Province has successfully performed its first autologous stem cell transplantation.

-- Four people were killed after a passenger bus carrying 32 people veered off Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway near the Ha Vy underpass area and plunged onto the adjacent service road in Hanoi in the wee hours of Friday.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City aims to develop a roadmap to integrate palliative care across its entire healthcare system from hospitals to local health stations, as demand for the service in Vietnam is projected to increase 87 percent by 2060.

Economy

-- Toyota, Honda, and MG plan to expand their reach in Vietnam by opening vehicle production facilities, underscoring the country’s growing attractiveness as a manufacturing hub.

-- The Department of Vietnam Customs has directed regional customs offices to provide maximum support, speed up customs clearance, and strictly prohibit any actions that create unnecessary obstacles for businesses in a bid to facilitate agricultural exports, particularly durians.

-- Vietnamese jeweler PNJ plans to engage reputable international organizations to conduct independent assessments of the quality of its products and the internal processes related to its business operations.

Education

-- Over the next five years, Gia Lai Province will allocate more than VND135 billion ($5.1 million) to provide full scholarships to 700 students from Laos and Cambodia in the province.