Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 19

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Hot weather is expected to return to northern Vietnam from Friday, with temperatures rising across the Red River Delta before expanding to other northern areas and lasting until around June 25, according to the national weather center.

-- Thousands of visitors packed Van Mieu Square in Dong Thap Province on Thursday evening for the opening of the third Dong Thap Lotus Festival, enjoying lotus-themed cuisine, exhibitions, and cultural performances.

-- Police in Bac Ninh Province have uncovered a group of 23 foreign nationals who were staying illegally in the northern Vietnamese province and are suspected of operating online fraud schemes targeting victims through social media and cryptocurrency-related investment scams, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.

-- Authorities in Dong Thap Province on Thursday received 86 Vietnamese citizens repatriated from Cambodia, including 20 individuals who had crossed the border illegally to work in entertainment and online businesses.

-- Police in Da Nang City have arrested a foreign national accused of robbing a female casino manager after allegedly using a plastic bag to cover her head and steal her belongings in a premeditated attack on June 14.

-- A sudden thunderstorm with strong winds struck Hue City on Thursday afternoon, pulling down an outdoor stage for the city’s international music week finale and forcing organizers to postpone the highly anticipated event.

Economy

-- Vietnamese food producer Vinh Thanh Dat Food JSC on Thursday exported its first shipment of 172,000 ready-to-eat eggs to Japan, marking a breakthrough for the Southeast Asian country’s poultry industry in one of the world’s most demanding markets.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Ho Chi Minh City plans to roll out a new disaster monitoring software system in September, aiming to strengthen preparedness against floods, heavy rains, and tidal surges, a city official told a press briefing on Thursday.