Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — September 9

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday sent a congratulatory letter to Anutin Charnvirakul on the latter's endorsement as prime minister by the king of Thailand.

Society

-- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has required authorities in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam to accelerate the progress and complete the Quang Tri Airport construction project and Terminal T2 at Dong Hoi Airport by April 30, 2026.

-- Through monitoring, on-site inspections, and reports from relevant units, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has observed that the encroachment and illegal use of roadways and sidewalks remain complicated and persistent.

-- Mud erupted again on Monday afternoon in the area of Alley 7, Giang Van Minh Street in Giang Vo Ward, Hanoi, which is near the excavation site of the Nhon – Hanoi Station metro line. This is the fourth time that mud has surfaced during the excavation of the underground section of the metro, affecting the lives of local residents.

-- Ho Chi Minh City has completely resolved all 43 facilities causing severe environmental pollution, according to the city’s draft report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railways has approved the contractor selection results for the consulting package on preparing the revised feasibility report, FEED (front-end engineering design), and bidding for the metro line No. 2 project.

Economy

-- Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Hoa Binh has required the establishment of an inspection team on Tuesday to conduct a review of the compliance with policies and laws by credit institutions and gold trading businesses.

-- Saigon Ground Services Joint Stock Company on Monday afternoon signed a ground handling service contract with Sun PhuQuoc Airways.

World News

-- Unrest killed at least 19 people in Nepal on Monday as police in the capital fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters trying to storm parliament in anger at a social media shutdown and corruption, Reuters reported, citing local authorities.

-- Tesla's U.S. market share dropped to a near eight-year low in August as buyers chose electric vehicles from a growing stable of rivals over the aging lineup offered by CEO Elon Musk’s company, according to data from research firm Cox Automotive shared exclusively with Reuters.