Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 19

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- As of early September, 128 companies and organisations from 31 countries, including the UK, France, Germany, the US, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye and China, had registered to participate in Vietnam Defence Expo 2026, scheduled for December 10–13 at Gia Lam Airport in Hanoi, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- A mobile banh mi cart in Ho Chi Minh City’s Lai Thieu Ward has been temporarily shut down after about 20 customers were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after eating banh mi bought from the cart on September 17.

-- A large tree branch suddenly fell onto a bus and bounced into the road, hitting a married couple riding a motorbike on An Duong Vuong Street in Ho Chi Minh City, killing the husband and injuring the wife on Friday evening.

-- Many streets in Ho Chi Minh City, such as Dang Thi Ranh, Linh Dong, Le Van Viet, and Nguyen Van Huong, were inundated due to heavy rain on Friday evening, making travel difficult for residents.

-- A study by a group of experts in Ho Chi Minh City indicated that the demand for social housing in cities across Vietnam has reached 3.12 million units, yet the current supply only meets about 40 percent.

Economy

-- Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Pham Duc An requested banks to reduce costs, promote digital transformation, and refrain from competing by raising deposit interest rates to attract deposits.

-- Vietnamese Minister of Finance Ngo Van Tuan performed the gong-striking ceremony on Friday evening in Hanoi, marking the milestone of Vietnam's stock market upgrading from a frontier market to a secondary emerging market according to FTSE Russell's classification.

-- The Ministry of Finance has proposed easing market access conditions for foreign investors and extending “green-lane” special investment procedures beyond functional zones to cut administrative hurdles and speed up project implementation, amid growing competition for investment based on institutional quality and administrative efficiency, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Sports

-- Nigerian striker Olaha Manh Duc and English-born striker Williams Minh Hoang were officially granted Vietnamese citizenship at the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Justice on Friday afternoon.