Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 10

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- The 63 staff members of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 4 operating at the United Nations Mission in South Sudan returned to Hanoi on Sunday evening after one year of dedicated service in the UN peacekeeping missions in the African country.

Society

-- Police in Ho Chi Minh City are holding Phan Cong Khanh, the owner of a popular supercar dealer in downtown, in custody to investigate an allegation of “the abuse of trust to appropriate property.”

-- The People’s Committee of Lam Dong Province on Sunday confirmed that the Sacom Tuyen Lam Joint Stock Company has submitted a proposal to modify the designated purpose of 5.3 hectares of land within the Tuyen Lam Lake National Tourist Area in order to develop a high-end resort.

-- Police in Binh Duong Province on Sunday announced that they had successfully shut down a gambling establishment and a cockfighting facility. The operation resulted in the apprehension of six Vietnamese and 12 foreigners and the seizure of over VND417 million (US$17,632), US$700, and NT$27,000 in cash.

-- The first commercial flight by seaplane from Tuan Chau Island to Co To Island off the northern province of Quang Ninh was conducted on Sunday, marking the first service of its kind in Vietnam, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Lifestyle

-- The Vietnam Cinema Department on Sunday officially requested Netflix and FPT Play to take down the drama 'Flight to You' due to the inclusion of the illegal 'nine-dash line' that China uses to assert its unlawful sovereignty over a large part of the East Vietnam Sea. FPT Play has responded by confirming that they have already removed the film from their platform.

Sports

-- Vietnam will play a friendly match against New Zealand, one of the two host countries of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, on Monday in preparation for their Group E campaign. 

-- The People’s Committee of Binh Dinh announced on Sunday that the south-central province will host Vietnam’s first-ever international professional motorboat race, the 2024 Grand Prix of Binh Dinh, at the Thi Nai lagoon in Quy Nhon City at the end of March 2024.

-- Juventus have reached an agreement with UEFA to be excluded from all European competition this season, meaning they will not play in the Conference League, and so will have no sanctions from the 2024-25 season onwards, Il Corriere dello Sport reported.

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