Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – June 30

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- The People’s Committee of Co To Special Zone in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam has issued a directive to strengthen oversight of tour pricing and require tourism service providers to publicly list and adhere to their listed prices following reports of chaotic pricing for tours to smaller islands.

-- The Hanoi People's Committee on Monday afternoon officially opened an exhibition at the Museum of Hanoi showcasing the capital's 100-year master plan, attracting thousands of visitors.

-- Hanoi police have completed phase 2 of their command information center and expanded the city’s traffic monitoring system with an additional 2,460 AI cameras to enhance real-time surveillance and traffic management starting July 1.

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on Monday opened the trial of two Ukrainian nationals, along with 28 co-defendants, on charges of loan sharking in civil transactions.

-- Police in Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam announced on Monday that they had dismantled a major drug ring, arresting 94 suspects and seizing a large quantity of narcotics along with numerous related evidence.

-- Under Vietnam’s regulations, video and animated image advertisements must be skippable after no more than five seconds. However, users in Vietnam watching YouTube on smart TVs have reported that many ads still run for longer than five seconds before they can be skipped.

Economy

-- The administration in Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam said on Monday that during a series of investment promotion conferences held in Europe over the past week, major investors from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany signed cooperation agreements with the province and local businesses.

-- The Da Nang People's Council on Monday approved a resolution under which the city will allocate VND75 billion (US$2.86 million) annually to support rural industrial and handicraft production as well as the manufacture of tourism souvenirs.

World News

-- “Malaysia has extended by one year its deal with deep-sea exploration firm Ocean Infinity to conduct an underwater search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370,” Reuters reported, citing ‌the transport ministry on Monday.