Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News -- June 6

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Prime Minister of Thailand Anutin Charnvirakul will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the third ASEAN Future Forum from June 8 to 9 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

-- At a recent negotiation round, Vietnam and China emphasized the need to earnestly implement the common understandings reached by their senior leaders, make greater efforts to better manage and actively resolve maritime differences, and maintain peace and stability in the East Vietnam Sea and the region.

-- Under the theme ‘Shaping Our Future Together: Peace, Prosperity and People-Centred,’ the ASEAN Future Forum 2026, scheduled to take place in Hanoi from June 9 to10, reflects ASEAN’s key priorities, according to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cuong.

Peace remains a prerequisite for development, prosperity is a shared goal of all member states, and placing people at the center embodies the spirit of the ASEAN Community, he stressed.

Society

-- While checking an air conditioner at a home in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, a technician discovered four snakes wriggling inside on Thursday.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has launched the ‘Month of Action for Drug Prevention and Control’ campaign, which is set to run until June 30 and features the participation of the entire political system and the public in combating drug-related crimes and abuse.

-- The municipal administration has sent a dispatch to the Ministry of Construction outlining its plan to implement urban railway projects during the 2026-30 period, under which the Thu Dau Mot - Tao Dan route will be added to the list of priority projects.

Economy

-- Vietnam possesses many favorable conditions for AI development, Eric Schmidt, former chairman of Google, told a meeting with Party General Secretary and State President To Lam in Hanoi on Friday.

Travel

-- The first Dong Thap Fruit Festival kicked off in southern Dong Thap Province on Friday evening, drawing thousands of residents and tourists.