Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 10

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on Tuesday afternoon hosted a welcome ceremony for and held talks with his Timor-Leste counterpart Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from Sunday to Wednesday.

Society

-- Police in Phu Tho Province have launched a criminal investigation after discovering more than 600 counterfeit products bearing luxury fashion brands including Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Adidas, Dior, and Hermès at a retail store named GIOR, authorities said on Tuesday.

-- Heavy rain is expected across parts of central Vietnam today, while southern provinces will experience sunny conditions during the day before scattered thunderstorms develop in the afternoon and evening, according to the national weather agency.

-- Border guards at Bo Y International Gate in Quang Ngai Province have launched a criminal case after catching a bus driver and his assistant attempting to smuggle more than half a kilogram of gold, worth over VND1.8 billion (US$68,360), from Laos into Vietnam.

-- A trucker in Quang Ngai Province has been fined VND41.5 million ($1,570) after deliberately driving through a railway crossing despite active warning signals, damaging safety equipment and leaving the scene.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City will expand mobile medical teams and hospital outreach programs to provide free health check-ups for residents as part of a citywide healthcare initiative running through 2030, a city health official told a meeting on Tuesday.

Travel

-- Vietnam and Thailand are expected to strengthen cooperation under the ‘Two Countries, One Destination’ tourism model, linking major attractions in both nations into multi-experience travel itineraries for international visitors, a Thai tourism official told an event in Hanoi on Tuesday.

-- A Swedish investor has proposed developing a five-star luxury eco-resort with net-zero carbon emissions in Quang Ngai Province, aiming to combine high-end tourism, wellness services, and sustainable development, the provincial administration announced on Tuesday.