Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 11

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- French President Emmanuel Macron and his spouse Brigitte Macron hosted a welcoming ceremony for Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly at the Presidential Palace in Paris on Thursday during the Vietnamese leader's official visit to France, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

-- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man met Mongolian Prime Minister Nyam-Osor Uchral in Ulaanbaatar on Thursday during his official visit to Mongolia, with the two sides agreeing to boost economic, trade, investment, tourism and logistics cooperation and strive to raise bilateral trade to US$200 million, according to Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Society

-- Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Health on Thursday proposed monthly support of up to VND20 million ($760) for each doctor seconded to commune-level health stations and other basic public healthcare facilities, with higher allowances for those working in Thanh An Island Commune and Con Dao Special Zone.

-- On Thursday, the Dong Nai City Steering Committee on the Search for, Collection, and Identification of Martyrs' Remains handed over 4,618 samples of war martyrs' remains to the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology for DNA testing, the committee announced at the handover ceremony at the Dong Nai Military Command.

-- Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security on Thursday said Nguyen Huy Ngoc, deputy chairman of the Phu Tho administration and former director of the provincial Department of Health, was prosecuted and detained on bribery charges in a major case involving Hanoi-based Viet My Medical Investment JSC and related entities and localities.

-- Prolonged heavy rain starting around 5:00 pm on Thursday severely flooded multiple streets across Ho Chi Minh City during rush hour, leaving commuters struggling to make their way home, according to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station.

Business

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung chaired a meeting on law-making with the Ministry of Finance and other agencies in Hanoi on Thursday, calling for business registration and closure procedures to be made as simple as possible and stressing the need to create a more favorable environment for businesses.

Education

-- Deputy Prime Minister Le Tien Chau on Thursday asked the Ministry of Education and Training to develop a roadmap for installing surveillance cameras in key areas of exams, initially for national and large-scale exams, to help prevent exam-related cheating and violations.

Sports

-- Coach Dinh Hong Vinh of Vietnam's U23 football team expressed confidence that the squad, which includes 14 players from the bronze medal-winning side at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup, could spring surprises and reach the quarterfinals at the upcoming 2026 Asian Games in Japan.