Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 9

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s shift to a two-tiered local government model, consisting of provinces/cities and wards/communes, from July 1 has expectedly cut 368 provincial-level administrative units, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

Society

-- Ho Chi Minh City recorded 704 dengue fever cases between June 30 and July 6, up 38.8 percent from the four-week average, bringing the total number of cases in 2025 to 11,014, the city’s Center for Disease Control said.

-- Health authorities in Can Tho, southern Vietnam on Tuesday issued a new appeal for blood donations amid a shortage at the city’s Hematology and Blood Transfusion Hospital.

-- Police in Cho Quan Ward, formed from former Wards 1, 2, and 4 of former District 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, recovered lost property and returned it to two people — one Vietnamese and one Indian — on Sunday and Monday.

-- Authorities in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam agreed on Tuesday to reclaim nearly 24 hectares of land for a fuel pipeline project serving Long Thanh International Airport.

-- Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has approved a proposed 105-km Moc Chau–Son La expressway project at an estimated cost of VND22.26 trillion (US$851.7 million), following a proposal from northern Son La Province's government.

-- The only waste treatment plant in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam remained closed as of Tuesday due to pricing procedure issues, forcing local authorities to implement a temporary landfill system to prevent widespread garbage buildup.

Economy

-- ShopeeFood accounted for 56 percent of online food delivery orders in Vietnam over a seven-day period, the highest among the platforms surveyed, followed by GrabFood with 36 percent and BeFood with 8 percent, according to a NielsenIQ report released on Tuesday.

-- Ho Chi Minh City and Intel have launched an artificial intelligence workforce training program targeting public officials and employees, city authorities said during a meeting on Tuesday between chairman Nguyen Van Duoc and Intel vice-president of international government affairs Sarah Kemp.

Sports

-- “Joao Pedro marked his first Chelsea start in spectacular fashion on Tuesday, scoring twice to fire the Premier League side into the Club World Cup final with a 2-0 victory over his boyhood club Fluminense,” Reuters reported.