Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – July 2

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Torrential downpours flooded several villages in Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam on Wednesday, prompting police officers and military forces to help evacuate affected people and move their belongings to safer locations.

-- The Department of Public Security in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam on Wednesday announced that officers had busted a ring engaged in manufacturing, transporting, and trading airgun components and military-grade weapons.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The People’s Committee of Binh Tan Ward in Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the ward’s Red Cross Society, on Wednesday opened a low-cost charity rice eatery, offering meals priced at VND1,000-5,000 (US$0.03-0.19) per serving to low-income workers, lottery ticket vendors, elderly residents, people with disabilities, and others facing financial hardship.

-- As of 4:00 pm on Wednesday, the 134 bus routes participating in the city’s fare-free program had operated 11,786 trips, carrying a total of 187,418 passengers, up 13 percent compared with the highest daily ridership recorded so far this year.

-- The municipal Department of Health is urgently coordinating with relevant agencies to remove obstacles and accelerate progress to put a 1,500-bed general hospital in the Binh Duong area into operation as soon as possible.

-- Thousands of residents and tourists gathered in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday night to watch an art performance program and a 3D mapping projection celebrating the 50th anniversary of the city named after President Ho Chi Minh.

-- In celebration of the 50th anniversary, the city’s first metro line offers free rides on Thursday.

Economy

-- Vietnam exported fruits and vegetables worth $3.65 billion in the first half of 2026, up 17.8 percent year on year, according to data from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

-- The 22nd International Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Exhibition & Conference (MTA Vietnam 2026) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday, bringing together over 450 brands from 18 countries and territories, including Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, and the United States.

World News

-- Harry Kane scored twice in the final 15 minutes to see England through to the World Cup round of ‌16 as they left it late to fight back and overcome a dogged Democratic Republic of Congo 2-1 on Wednesday, reported Reuters.