Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - June 2

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed to elevate the two countries' bilateral relations to an enhanced strategic partnership during their talks on Monday.

Society

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City have initiated criminal proceedings and arrested four individuals for allegedly producing more than 1,000 metric tons of bean sprouts using chemicals that are not permitted for use in food production in Vietnam.

-- The Airports Corporation of Vietnam on Monday launched a 180-day acceleration campaign to complete and put Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai City, southern Vietnam into operation in December 2026.

-- Police in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam on Monday issued a decision to detain five young men for illegally hunting endangered and rare wild animals with pellet guns in Phu Quoc Special Zone.

-- The Cau Cau tourism, mixed-service, and resort complex project in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam, with a total investment of more than VND1.5 trillion (US$57 million), has been terminated after remaining unimplemented for nine years, according to the office of the provincial administration.

Economy

-- A large crude carrier transporting nearly two million barrels of Basrah Medium crude oil from Iraq arrived at Nghi Son Port in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam on Sunday afternoon, after passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

-- The People’s Committee in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam has approved the investment policy for the construction of Kim Chan Bridge and its approach roads, a project worth more than VND1.47 trillion ($55.9 million) that will connect key industrial parks in the province.

Travel

-- Da Nang City welcomed 7.74 million visitors in the first five months, up 20.9 percent from the same period in 2025, including more than 4.18 million international arrivals, according to figures presented at a socio-economic review meeting held by the municipal People's Committee on Monday.

-- Khanh Hoa has entered the peak summer tourism season with a series of large-scale cultural, sports, and entertainment events scheduled from June to August, as the province seeks to establish itself as one of Vietnam’s most vibrant travel destinations, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism said on Monday.