Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 16

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Vietnam regards the development of ties with China as an objective requirement, a strategic and natural choice, and a top priority in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralization, and diversification, Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said during his phone talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang on Monday.

-- Vietnam welcomes the announcement that the United States and Iran have reached a peace agreement, calling for the parties to promptly sign and fully implement the deal, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said on Monday.

Society

-- A man died after several days of treatment for poisoning caused by mushrooms collected from a pine forest in Lam Dong Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, while his wife and two children were also poisoned and are receiving medical treatment, a leader of the Lam Dong General Hospital confirmed on Monday.

-- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung said that the development of rental housing should be regarded as a strategic priority and instructed Ho Chi Minh City to strive to break ground on at least one large-scale rental housing project next quarter.

-- At a meeting on Monday, the Hanoi People's Council approved a resolution endorsing a project to upgrade the road system surrounding West Lake, covering a total length of approximately 13.5 kilometers, while also studying a plan to widen certain sections through elevated structures extending over the lake.

-- Vietnam's three major mobile network operators—Viettel, MobiFone, and VinaPhone—said they had suspended outgoing services for approximately 10.6 million subscribers from Monday because of their non-compliance with subscriber identity verification requirements.

-- Nearly 100 people have been mobilized to search for a Russian tourist who went missing after reportedly losing contact while walking along Viem Dong Beach in Dien Ban Dong Ward, Da Nang City. As of 5:00 pm on Monday, authorities in Da Nang had yet to locate him.

-- The Vietnam Food Safety Authority has ordered an urgent review and recall of Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Powdered Infant Formula after three infants in the United States were reported to have suffered botulism poisoning suspected of being linked to the product.

Economy

-- About 137,000 vehicles in Vietnam have been recalled for inspection and replacement of defective Takata airbag inflators, but roughly 51,000 of them have yet to undergo repairs, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers' Association.

-- Vietnam’s Kim Long Motor Hue JSC and Germany's automotive technology group ZF Friedrichshafen AG signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement on Monday afternoon.

Lifestyle

-- A lion, dragon, and unicorn dance festival is scheduled to return to Bach Dang Pedestrian Street along the Han River in Da Nang from June 30 to July 4 after a one-year hiatus, local authorities said on Monday.