Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — September 10

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Politics

-- Governor-General of Australia Sam Mostyn and her spouse arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday evening, beginning a four-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation of State President Luong Cuong.

Society

-- Several households and large areas of crops along Rat Stream in Binh Phuoc Ward, Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam were flooded after heavy rain overnight caused sudden flooding, local authorities said on Tuesday.

-- Visitors to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Ho Chi Minh City recently witnessed elephants receiving foot care and health checks, part of a welfare initiative organized by the zoo, the Vietnam Zoos Association, and nonprofit Elephant Care Unchained.

-- The Fisheries, Sea and Island Sub-Department of Khanh Hoa Province said on Tuesday it needs more time to determine the cause of recent mass fish deaths and coral breakage on the seabed of Nha Phu Bay in south-central Vietnam.

-- Authorities in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam shut down a large-scale facility producing and selling counterfeit baby diapers and sanitary pads under several well-known brands, seizing 121,700 Diana pads, 135,000 Thach Thao pads, 67,500 smuggled NaNu diapers, and over 10 tonnes of raw materials.

-- More than 3.2 million residential electricity customers recorded power consumption increases of 30 percent or more in August compared with July, out of a total of 31.88 million customers, according to data from state-run utility EVN.

-- A transmission tower on the 500kV Lao Cai–Vinh Yen power line project collapsed in Lam Thuong Commune, Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam, seriously injuring one person who later died, local authorities said on Tuesday.

Economy

-- Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc signed a government resolution on Tuesday to launch a pilot program for a digital asset market in Vietnam.

Education

-- Vietnamese conglomerate CT Group signed several strategic cooperation agreements with Can Tho University on Tuesday, including a deal to train drone pilots for direct application in agriculture.

Sports

-- Vietnam’s U23 team edged out U23 Yemen 1-0 in the final match of AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers at Viet Tri Stadium in northern Phu Tho Province on Tuesday, securing the top spot in Group C with nine points and qualifying for the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup Finals.