Vietnam Morning Monitor: South Korea invests VND3.9 trillion in "Vietnam Valley," Vietravel Airlines has added new aircraft and plans new international routes

| ECONOMY

-- South Korea is investing around 200 billion won (VND3.9 trillion) in the K-Vietnam Valley project in Bonghwa County. The project aims to develop Vietnam-Korea heritage tourism and build a support system for families of Vietnamese origin to settle in the area long term.

-- Following the discovery that more than 10,000 metric tons of pork had been fattened with banned substances and sold on the market, the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has ordered stricter inspections. Authorities are required to increase sampling at farms, slaughterhouses, markets, supermarkets and meat retail outlets.

| SOCIETY

-- Residents of Ho Chi Minh City prepared for high tides on Wednesday afternoon to protect their belongings. On Nguyen Van Quy Street in Tan My Ward, many households set up sandbags, water pumps and barriers to keep floodwater out of their homes.

| TRAVEL

-- Vietravel Airlines has received another Airbus A321 aircraft. The carrier plans to launch Hanoi-Shenzhen and Hanoi-Macau routes and to seek additional connections to Taiwan toward the end of 2026.

| SPORTS

-- Vietnam's U15 team lost 4-2 on penalties to Rwanda after a 2-2 draw in regulation time in a placement match at the U15 World Cup & Festival 2026 on Wednesday afternoon. After the match, the team met and interacted with former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger.

-- Midfielder Ibrahim Maza, whose mother is Vietnamese, has been ranked among the world's 50 best-performing players over the past year by the CIES Football Observatory.

A bird haven at Thung Nham Ecotourism Area in Ninh Binh Province