Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - July 26

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday issued a safety advisory for Vietnamese citizens following recent tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border, urging all Vietnamese citizens currently residing or traveling near the area to strictly follow local government regulations and maintain close contact with Vietnam’s diplomatic missions in both Thailand and Cambodia.

Society

-- The first-ever Vietnamese Culture Festival at Russia’s Red Square officially opened on Friday, drawing a large crowd of Russian visitors and dignitaries, including Madame Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam.

-- Authorities in Quang Ninh Province recovered the body of the 38th victim from the capsized Vinh Xanh 58 tourist boat on Friday, as search efforts continue for one remaining missing passenger.

-- A 10-year-old boy who survived the tragic capsizing of the Vinh Xanh tour boat in Ha Long Bay will be cared for by Quang Ninh’s Department of Public Security until adulthood, the department announced on Friday.

-- A fire at an apartment in the Ciputra E1 building in Hanoi forced the evacuation of 47 residents around noon on Friday, with no fatalities reported, the municipal police department confirmed the same day.

-- Kornbest Vietnam Co., Ltd., a garment company in Tay Ninh Province, has been fined more than VND772 million ($30,000) and had its environmental permit revoked for 4.5 months for discharging untreated wastewater into the environment.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a shocking discovery of a suitcase containing a woman’s body, found abandoned in an alley in Thanh My Tay Ward on Friday morning.

-- Petrolimex, Vietnam's leading fuel distributor, will begin selling E10 RON 95-III biofuel across its retail stations in former Ho Chi Minh City starting August 1, replacing traditional RON 95-III and E5 RON 92-II gasoline as part of a national energy transition plan.

-- The 28th International Pig Veterinary Society Congress will be held in Ho Chi Minh City in June 2026. The event is expected to welcome around 3,000 participants from across continents, including top scientists, experts, policymakers, and business leaders in animal health and livestock industries.

Travel

-- Hanoi welcomed an estimated 18.36 million visitors in the first seven months of 2025, generating more than VND73 trillion ($2.8 billion) in tourism revenue, according to the city's tourism department.

Economy

-- Work on the 125km Quy Nhon-Pleiku Expressway is scheduled to begin in October 2025, with completion expected between 2025 and 2029. The project, valued at VND43.7 trillion (US$1.7 billion), will feature four lanes and a design speed of 100 kph, spanning former Binh Dinh and Gia Lai Provinces.

World News

-- Thailand favors bilateral negotiation rather than third-party mediation to resolve its military conflict with Cambodia, two Thai officials said on Friday, as fighting along their disputed border continued unabated, Reuters reported.