Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News - September 7

Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:

Society

-- Authorities in Thanh My Tay Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday morning conducted an inspection on Ung Van Khiem and Nguyen Gia Tri Streets, issuing fines for dozens of sidewalk encroachment violations.

-- A tropical depression in the East Vietnam Sea strengthened into a storm, called Tapah, on Saturday afternoon. This is the seventh storm to hit the maritime area this year, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

-- The management board of Con Dao National Park in Ho Chi Minh City reported on Saturday that it had received five rare Nicobar pigeons for care, with plans to release them back into the wild.

Economy

-- Vietnam's foreign direct investment disbursement reached US$15.4 billion in the January-August period of 2025, up 8.8 percent from the same period last year, the Vietnam News Agency reported, citing the National Statistics Office.

-- Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of US$13.99 billion in January-August, according to the National Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance.

-- The State Bank of Vietnam is drafting guiding documents to implement a decree on gold trading management and to carry out the prime minister's directives on market regulation, Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha said at a regular cabinet meeting on Saturday.

Lifestyle

-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City have officially launched American Restaurant Week, a culinary promotion event lasting until September 21.

Education

-- APEC Park in Da Nang City, central Vietnam was bustling on Saturday afternoon with hundreds of young people and parents attending the Study in Japan Fair.

World News

-- Air Canada flight attendants overwhelmingly rejected a wage agreement on Saturday, with a bitter wage dispute now expected to be worked out through mediation as workers cannot take further legal strike action, according to Reuters.

-- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ordered all-out efforts on Saturday to swiftly respond to the arrests of hundreds of the nation's citizens in a U.S. immigration raid on a Hyundai Motor car battery factory, Reuters reported.