Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – July 25

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Storm Noul entered the northern waters of the East Vietnam Sea on Friday night, making it the second storm to hit the maritime area this year, according to Vietnam’s national weather agency.

-- Heavy rain and intense thunderstorms swept across Hanoi early on Saturday morning, prompting weather authorities to warn of localized flooding on many streets in the Vietnamese capital.

-- Two residents in Vinh Long Province have returned nearly VND62 million (US$2,350) in cash and a gold necklace after finding the lost property, with local police helping locate the rightful owners, authorities confirmed on Friday.

-- A severe riverbank collapse along the Cai San River in Can Tho City on Friday morning destroyed four riverside homes and caused an estimated VND2.5 billion ($95,000) in property damage, with no casualties reported.

-- Downpours on Friday caused localized flooding across several streets in Phu Quoc, an island destination in southern Vietnam, leaving multiple vehicles stranded and disrupting travel for residents and tourists, local authorities said.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City's property market is set for a sharp increase in housing supply, with more than 21,000 homes approved for sale in the first seven months of 2026, already far exceeding the total recorded for all of 2025.

Economy

-- Seven new projects with a combined registered capital of more than VND5.562 trillion ($211 million) have been approved for investment in Van Phong Economic Zone in Khanh Hoa Province, according to decisions announced on Friday at the province’s investment promotion event.

-- Jewelry retailer PNJ, whose wholly-owned gemstone certification subsidiary P-Lab’s former director was recently charged in a transnational diamond smuggling case, has limited the daily time window for buying back its gold and diamond products to two hours, from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, starting Friday.

World

-- Tens of thousands of people fled wildfires in southwest France by car and boat on Friday, and Spain declared a national emergency as huge blazes merged outside Madrid and searing heat left tinder-dry conditions across the region, Reuters reported.