Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — October 8

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Tuesday issued an official directive calling for coordinated efforts to effectively respond to and control floods, flash floods, and landslides in northern provinces following heavy rains from storm Matmo.

-- A magnitude-3.4 earthquake struck Can Yen Commune in Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam, near the China border at 4:42 pm on Tuesday at a depth of approximately 16.5 km, with no disaster risk expected, according to Vietnam’s Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center, which said it is continuing to monitor the situation.

-- An estimated VND50 billion (US$2 million) in damage was caused when a part of the Bac Khe 1 hydropower dam collapsed on Tuesday after prolonged heavy rain in Tan Tien Commune, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam, though no casualties were reported, local authorities said.

-- A landslide caused a row of boarding rooms to collapse in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam on Tuesday, killing a male student, local authorities said.

-- Demand for vehicle repairs in Hanoi has tripled over the past 10 days following two heavy rainstorms that caused widespread flooding, leaving repair shops overwhelmed.

-- A report on labor and employment in the third quarter and first nine months of 2025 released by the National Statistics Office showed mixed results, with average worker income rising 10 percent but 1.6 million young people aged 15 to 24 currently unemployed.

Ho Chi Minh City

-- Responders quickly brought a fire under control after it broke out from a BMW in the basement parking area of the Takashimaya shopping mall in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, local authorities said.

-- Ho Chi Minh City’s health department said on Tuesday it sent 10,000 family medicine kits to the northern provinces affected by storms and floods to help residents manage their own health.

Economy

-- “Index provider FTSE Russell has upgraded Vietnam to emerging market status, subject to an interim review, in a long-awaited move that could see foreign investors plough billions of dollars into Southeast Asia’s best-performing stock market,” Reuters reported.

-- The British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam held a press conference on Tuesday to announce the UK–Vietnam Business Summit 2025, scheduled for November 5 in Ho Chi Minh City, aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties.