Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - July 19

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Storm Wipha was centered over the northern waters off Luzon Island in the Philippines at 1:00 am on Saturday, packing maximum sustained winds at level 9 (75-88 kph) and gusts at level 11 (103-117 kph). It is expected to enter the East Vietnam Sea this morning, making it the third storm to affect the maritime area in 2025, according to Vietnam’s national weather forecast center.

-- A three-year-old boy in Lao Cai Province was hospitalized on Friday afternoon with multiple serious injuries to his head, face, neck, and shoulders after being mauled by a neighbor’s dog.

-- A female elephant domesticated since 1974 was found dead from an accidental fall in a forest area of Dak Lak Province on Thursday morning, with no signs of human interference, authorities confirmed on Friday.

-- A crane collapsed at a construction site on the Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway section in Dong Nai Province on Friday afternoon, killing one worker after the ground beneath gave way during a concrete pipe installation.

-- Land subsidence has struck Thanh Tung Commune in southernmost Ca Mau Province 23 times since early 2025, damaging roads, homes, and public infrastructure, with estimated losses nearing VND1.7 billion (US$65,180), a local official said on Friday.

-- A sarus crane transferred from Thailand to Vietnam as part of a cross-border conservation project has died after failing to adapt to its new environment at Tram Chim National Park in southern Dong Thap Province, the provincial administration confirmed on Friday evening.

-- Five dengue fever cases have been confirmed in Song Tri Ward, Ha Tinh Province, marking the first dengue outbreak in this north-central province this year, local health authorities reported on Friday.

Travel

-- Passengers flying domestically with Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air from Da Nang International Airport in Da Nang City can now complete check-in procedures using Face ID via the VNeID app, without presenting physical documents, the airport operator announced on Friday.

World News

-- Slovenia approved a law to allow assisted dying on Friday, joining an increasing number of countries giving terminally-ill adults the right to end their lives if they face unbearable suffering with no expectation of improvement, Reuters reported.

-- The port of Barcelona, Europe's busiest for cruise ships, will scale back its passenger terminal capacity by 2030 as the city tries to put the brakes on surging arrivals and address concerns about overtourism, according to Reuters.