Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - June 5

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet will pay official visits to Vietnam and attend the third ASEAN Future Forum from June 7 to 9, according to a communiqué issued by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Society

-- A tropical depression is moving northeast at 25 kph and is expected to leave the East Vietnam Sea within 24 hours, heading toward southern Taiwan, according to the national weather agency.

-- Heavy rainfall brought much-needed relief to residents in the southern part of Da Nang on Thursday afternoon after several days of scorching temperatures.

-- The Vietnam Food Safety Authority under the Ministry of Health on Thursday issued an urgent warning about two Nature’s Own dietary supplements being recalled in Australia due to the risk of glass fragments inside the product bottles.

-- Authorities in Quang Ngai Province have intensified efforts against counterfeit and intellectual property-infringing goods, handling 23 cases in less than a month, imposing administrative fines totaling VND186 million (US$7,065), and ordering the destruction of goods worth more than VND103 million ($3,910).

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Russian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Sadykov Timur Sirozhevich visited and held a working session with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Thursday, highlighting the role of media and people-to-people exchanges in strengthening ties between Vietnam and Russia.

-- Dozens of tonnes of water hyacinths mixed with trash on Thursday flooded Bai Truoc, a popular beach in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, affecting the coastal destination's landscape and disrupting beach activities for residents and tourists.

-- Local authorities in Xuan Thoi Son Commune, Ho Chi Minh City said on Thursday they will install additional surveillance cameras along trash-ridden routes encircling the Hoc Mon wholesale market to identify illegal waste dumping, road encroachment and promptly tackle violators.

Travel

-- Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province have ordered travel companies to stop organizing or promoting tours to Binh Ba Island, Binh Hung Island, and Hoi Cape in Nam Cam Ranh Commune, citing national security concerns.