Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - February 8

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Northern Vietnam is gripped by bitter cold, with temperatures in high mountainous areas plunging to three degrees Celsius, while Hanoi suffers temperatures as low as 10 degrees Celsius on Sunday, according to the national weather center.

-- Police in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam have busted a cross-border gold and silver smuggling ring, with seized items valued at nearly VND11 billion (US$425,890).

-- Authorities in Phu Quoc Special Zone, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam have ordered the suspension of Happy Home Preschool after a teacher was accused of abusing a child.

-- Police in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam have dismantled a ring involved in the production and trading of counterfeit and low-quality fertilizers.

-- The Vietnam Forestry Administration under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have co-organized the kick-off meeting of a project titled ‘Management and Protection of the Protected Areas with Diverse Ecosystem in Vietnam,’ moving toward a more effective and integrated protected area management.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Officers from the firefighting and rescue police units have raised awareness and reminded vendors and employees at several markets and commercial areas in Cho Lon Ward, Ho Chi Minh City to comply with fire and explosion prevention measures over the past few days.

-- More than 30 representatives of diplomatic missions in Ho Chi Minh City, along with their family members, on Saturday took part in a spring outing program titled ‘Diplomatic Families Celebrate the 2026 Lunar New Year,’ experiencing a range of Vietnam’s traditional cultural activities.

Economy

-- Financial institutions and investment funds from developed financial markets such as the U.S., Europe, and Japan have been eyeing the Vietnamese stock market following the market upgrade.

-- Authorities in China will temporarily halt customs clearance of goods at multiple border gates in Lang Son Province during the upcoming 2026 Lunar New Year holiday.

-- Data from Vietnam Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation indicated the total number of securities trading accounts had exceeded 12.11 million as of the end of January, the highest level recorded.