Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 31

What you need to know today in Vietnam:

Politics

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim held phone talks on Wednesday at the latter’s request, discussing regional issues and bilateral cooperation.

-- Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man met with President of the German Bundesrat Anke Rehlinger and Speaker of the Canadian Senate Raymonde Gagné on the sidelines of the sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on Wednesday, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

Society

-- Helicopters and fighter jets on Wednesday afternoon conducted aerial surveys over the Hanoi sky in preparation for an aerobatic display celebrating the 80th anniversary of the country’s August Revolution and National Day on September 2.

Economy

-- India’s Adani Group has made its long-term commitment to strategic investments in Vietnam worth up to US$10 billion in areas where it has strengths, Gautam Adani, chairman of the group, told a reception hosted by Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam for him in Hanoi on Wednesday.

-- Several luxury car brands have rushed to offer discounts of hundreds of millions of Vietnamese dong to stimulate demand in Vietnam, but consumer purchasing power has yet to show significant improvement.

-- The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment plans to implement at least 15 low-emission production models for crops such as rice, bananas, coffee, cassava, and sugarcane in ecological zones by 2035.

-- Long An International Port in southern Tay Ninh Province on Wednesday cut deals with China’s SPG Bohaiwan Port and Bohwa Shiping, headquartered in Singapore, to develop a modern and green logistics corridor.

Tourism

-- Gia Lai Province will hold the ‘2025 Fusion Festival of Vast Forest and Blue Sea’ from August 29 to September 2, treating visitors to various specialties, a lighting show, and a coffee cultural day.

-- Selera Malaysia, a Malaysian cuisine festival, opened in Hanoi on Wednesday, showcasing nearly 30 Malaysian delicacies. The festival runs until Sunday.