Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - August 16

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held phone talks with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet on Friday afternoon, at the request of the Cambodian side.

-- Vietnam will continue to contribute to taking Mekong-Lancang Cooperation to new heights toward building a peaceful and prosperous future for the people, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son affirmed at the 10th MLC Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Yunnan, China, on Friday.

-- The Indian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday evening held a reception to mark the 79th anniversary of India's Independence Day.

-- The Military Command of Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam on Friday welcomed a delegation of 120 officers and soldiers from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, who will participate in a military parade for the celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day of Vietnam (September 2) in Hanoi.

Society

-- The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment on Friday called on coastal provinces and cities from Quang Ninh to An Giang to take proactive measures in response to a low-pressure system with the potential to become a tropical depression.

-- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has ordered airlines' strict enforcement or pricing regulations as the country braces for the travel surge during the upcoming 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), reported the Vietnam News Agency.

Economy

-- Authorities in Bac Ninh Province, northern Vietnam on Friday granted investment registration certificates to nine foreign-invested firms and seven local enterprises.

World News

-- One person was killed and several people were injured when a train hit a vehicle and derailed in southern Denmark on Friday, Reuters reported, citing Danish police.

-- The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported on Friday an increase in measles cases in the Americas, particularly North America, amid rising deaths from the infection in Mexico, the United States and Canada, according to Reuters.