Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — December 7

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province on Saturday declared a state of emergency due to natural disasters for several sections of National Highways 20, 27, 27C and 28, as well as Don Duong and Lang Bridges, and Prenn Pass.

-- The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has proposed the prime minister allow Dak Lak Province to prepare a scientific dossier for the intangible cultural heritage ‘Knowledge of cultivating and processing Dak Lak coffee’ to be nominated for UNESCO’s listing.

-- Border guards in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam caught a man red-handed transporting four kilograms of narcotics from Cambodia into Vietnam in late November.

-- Police in Lam Dong Province reported on Saturday night that they had arrested a man who stole the handbag of Miss Mexico while she was attending an event in Da Lat, a popular tourist attraction of the province, on Friday evening.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Australian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with Dear Our Community will host the ‘Australia–Vietnam Alumni Business Forum 2025: Connecting Alumni – Driving Innovation – Building the Future' on December 12 in the southern metropolis.

-- The third ‘Cho Lon Food Story’ culinary festival featuring 59 booths is offering diners a journey to explore traditional dishes of Vietnam and China.

Economy

-- SCIC Investment Company has registered to divest its entire 1.45 million VNM shares in Vinamilk and is expected to earn nearly VND92 billion (US$3.5 million) if the transaction is completed.

-- Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong’s energy firm VinEnergo has appointed Nguyen Anh Khoa as its CEO to replace Nguyen Thanh Thuy.

-- Nearly 178,000 new firms were set up nationwide during the January-November period, with registered capital surpassing VND1.75 quadrillion ($66.38 billion) and registered employees totalling 1.05 million, reported the Vietnam News Agency.