Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — September 1

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Tianjin on Sunday during a working visit to attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

-- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man held talks with Chinese parliamentary chief Zhao Leji in Hanoi on Sunday following an official welcome ceremony.

-- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel visited the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on Sunday as part of his state visit to Vietnam.

Society

-- Widespread rain is forecast for Ho Chi Minh City and southern localities through Tuesday, with showers expected from midday to evening, the Southern and Central Highlands Hydrometeorological Station said.

-- The State Treasury reported on Sunday that as of 1:30 pm, VND5.687 trillion (US$218.7 million) had been distributed as monetary gifts of VND100,000 per person to residents in 1,929 of 3,321 communes, representing 58.5 percent of the total, ahead of National Day (September 2).

Economy

-- Domestic coffee prices in Vietnam rose slightly on Sunday to between VND122,400 and VND122,800 ($4.65–4.66) per kg, up VND100–300 from the previous day but still below the recent peak. Traders said global supply concerns, U.S. tariffs on Brazilian coffee, and lower-than-expected output from Brazil have kept prices elevated, while domestic pepper prices slipped slightly on the day, though long-term supply shortages could push prices higher in the coming months.

Travel

-- Vietnam’s National Assembly building in Hanoi opens to the public from August 28 to September 2, the legislature’s office said on Sunday.

-- Around 8,000 to 10,000 people attended the 11th Ro Pagoda ox-racing festival in Vietnam’s An Giang Province on Sunday, held to mark the 80th National Day and the Khmer Sene Dolta festival, organizers said.