Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – July 11

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- High-level delegations from the Ministries of National Defense of Vietnam and Laos held talks in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam on Friday, as part of the third Vietnam - Laos Border Defense Friendship Exchange.

Society

-- Da Nang City has approved an investment plan to develop a social housing project worth more than VND1.6 trillion (US$61 million) in Ngu Hanh Son Ward, with about 728 apartments.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Tuc has urged Ho Chi Minh City to work with the Ministry of Construction to develop an appropriate plan and roadmap for relocating seaports out of the city center to ease traffic congestion and promote environmental sustainability.

-- International visitors, particularly those spending extended stays in Ho Chi Minh City, have shown their appreciation for the city’s free bus service and the friendliness of its staff.

-- An additional 13 sets of martyrs’ remains and eight sets of artifacts were discovered at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday, bringing the total number of recovered remains to 29 sets.

-- The southern metropolis welcomed an estimated 6.39 million international visitors and 27.3 million domestic travelers in the first half of 2026, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Economy

-- Agribank is offering VND15 trillion ($575 million) worth of bonds to the public to strengthen its medium- and long-term funding for lending activities while expanding investment options for customers.

-- Suntory PepsiCo Vietnam on Friday inaugurated a new plant at Huu Thanh Industrial Park in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam, marking its sixth factory and its largest manufacturing facility in the country.

Education

-- The prime minister has issued a directive on the reorganization of public preschool, general education, continuing education, and vocational education institutions at the provincial and commune levels to align with Vietnam’s two-tier administration model.

Travel

-- Since April, local and international tourists have planted more than 5,200 trees as part of efforts to restore barren land in Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam.

-- More than 100 rare artifacts from the Nguyen Dynasty are on display at an exhibition, held at the Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities in Hue City, central Vietnam.