Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – September 6

Catch up on the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted visiting Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing in Hanoi on Saturday, with the two leaders discussing ways to deepen bilateral ties and parliamentary cooperation in areas including politics, trade, investment and regional affairs, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Ngo Phuong Ly, the spouse of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, and visiting Myanmar First Lady Kyu Kyu Hla visited Van Phuc silk village in Ha Dong Ward, Hanoi, on Saturday, joining local students in making silk-thread bracelets and touring silk production facilities while highlighting the two countries’ shared silk-weaving traditions and cultural exchange, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

-- Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security and Long Chau Pharmacy and Vaccination System have signed an agreement to expand the Digital Citizen Station model across the city, aiming to establish at least 168 stations by the end of the second quarter of 2027, with Long Chau serving as the sole healthcare partner.

-- A serious traffic accident occurred on Saturday in Muong Quang Commune, Nghe An Province, central Vietnam, when a truck carrying an excavator overturned at a dangerous bend on a steep slope, killing a couple riding a motorbike and injuring three others, including the truck driver, local authorities reported.

Business

-- The 20th Ho Chi Minh City International Travel Expo (ITE HCMC 2026), held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City from August 27 to 29, concluded with more than 21,000 B2B meetings between international buyers from 32 countries and Vietnamese exhibitors, the city’s Department of Tourism reported on Saturday.

-- Lien Khuong International Airport in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam’s Central Highlands, will stop routine passenger announcements from November 1, following a phased halt to boarding and passenger-search announcements from October 1 to reduce noise and improve service quality, the airport’s authority announced on Saturday.

Sports

-- Nguyen Hong Minh, deputy head of the Department of Physical Education and Sports under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and head of Vietnam’s delegation to the 20th Asian Games (ASIAD), said on Saturday that he believed Vietnam could win at least four gold medals at the event in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.

-- The 2026 HDBank National Futsal Cup officially kicked off at Lanh Binh Thang Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday, marking the 10th anniversary of the tournament jointly organized by Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF).