Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 15

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- The Vietnamese Politburo has decided to establish a Central Steering Committee for Foreign Affairs and International Integration with 37 members, chaired by General Secretary and State President To Lam.

Society

-- A female passenger died after a tourist boat carrying 10 passengers sank in Lan Ha Bay near Van Boi Beach in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam on Sunday following a collision with another vessel. All remaining passengers and crew were rescued and taken ashore, local authorities said.

-- Hanoi’s Center for Disease Control said it recorded the capital’s first Japanese encephalitis case of 2026 in a 13-year-old boy from Hung Dao Commune, who is receiving treatment after catching the disease about a week ago despite having received three basic vaccine doses but not a recommended booster shot.

-- Hanoi has proposed investing more than VND3.56 trillion (US$135.3 million) in building 1,166 rental apartments in Viet Hung Ward by 2028, aiming to expand long-term rental housing for workers, students, and other residents.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- As the 2026 FIFA World Cup gets underway, sales of football merchandise in Ho Chi Minh City have remained subdued as retailers limit inventory amid fears of unsold stock lingering for years, while cafés are investing heavily in large-screen projection systems in hopes of attracting customers.

-- Heavy traffic from summer holidaymakers returning to Ho Chi Minh City caused severe congestion on multiple sections of the Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway on Sunday afternoon, particularly in the direction from Dau Giay to the city.

Sports

-- “Japan showed their battling qualities to salvage a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup Group F opener on Sunday as Hajime Moriyasu’s side backed up their desire to make an impact at the tournament with ‌a gritty display,” Reuters reported.

-- “Germany began their World Cup campaign with a thumping 7-1 victory over debutants Curacao on Sunday in a match where history was made on several fronts and the one-sided result could not overshadow the occasion for the island nation,” Reuters reported.

-- Iran’s football team arrived in the United States for the first time at this World Cup on Sunday, landing at Los Angeles International Airport and holding a press conference on the same day that ‌a peace deal between the two nations was announced, according to Reuters.