Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - June 7

Check out the latest news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- During his official visit to Estonia, Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Friday met with leaders of several major Estonian firms, including Bolt, 5.0 Robotics, and Cybernetica, to discuss investment, digital services, and cooperation in e-government development.

-- Earlier that day, PM Chinh also toured the e-Estonia Briefing Center, a global symbol of digital government and a showcase of Estonia’s pioneering efforts in national digital transformation.

Economy

-- Vietnam Expressway Corporation has approved an over VND16.386-trillion (US$632 million) project to widen the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh section of the Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway, with work set to begin in 2025.

-- Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group, or Petrovietnam, on Friday signed an EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) contract for the O Mon IV thermal power plant project, a key component of the Lot B–O Mon gas-to-power chain in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam.

Society

-- Crowds of residents and tourists packed Le Loi Boulevard in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City on Friday afternoon to watch a dynamic two-hour showcase of martial arts and tactical demonstrations by the Vietnamese People’s Public Security Forces.

Travel

-- Vietnam attracted more than 9.2 million international visitors during the first five months of 2025, with China, South Korea, and Taiwan topping the list, according to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam.

Sports

-- The 2025 National Youth Roller Sports Championship opened in Tien Giang Province, southern Vietnam on Thursday, drawing 155 athletes from 10 cities and provinces to compete in speed skating, artistic roller skating, and skateboarding, a local official said on Friday.

World News

-- Three of President Donald Trump's top aides will face their Chinese counterparts in London on Monday for talks to resolve a trade dispute between the world's two largest economies that has kept global markets on edge, Reuters reported.

-- China has granted temporary export licenses to rare-earth suppliers of the top three U.S. automakers, two sources familiar with the matter said, as supply chain disruptions begin to surface from Beijing's export curbs on those materials, according to Reuters.