International tourists in Vietnam. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre
Read what is in the news in Vietnam today:
Society
-- The Dat Mui Border Guard Station in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam, in coordination with local forest rangers and fishermen, released a rare olive ridley sea turtle measuring nearly one meter long and weighing about 120 kilograms back into the sea after it was found entangled in a fishing net on Saturday.
-- Colorectal cancer is on the rise in Ho Chi Minh City, with incidence up nearly 1.7-fold over the past two decades, doctor Vu Khuong An, deputy head of the Department of Colorectal Surgery at Binh Dan Hospital, said on Saturday.
-- International tourists in Ho Chi Minh City can enjoy free bus services by validating their trip when boarding with an EMV chip-enabled bank card, such as Visa or Mastercard, or through contactless payment methods like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or Samsung Pay on the card reader on buses, said a local official.
-- A total of 17 Airbus A321neo aircraft are currently grounded and placed in long-term storage in Vietnam due to a shortage of Pratt & Whitney engines, even as demand for international travel continues to rise.
-- The Airports Corporation of Vietnam is requiring contractors on the Long Thanh International Airport project to deploy additional workers, aiming to increase the on-site workforce to nearly 9,000 workers, along with supporting personnel, to accelerate the completion of the project.
Business
-- Apple has increased the prices of its iCloud+ cloud storage service in Vietnam and several other markets, with popular plans rising by around 20–30 percent and the largest storage plan costing an additional VND400,000 (US$15.2) per month.
-- Can Tho City in southern Vietnam has introduced a policy to support investment in technical infrastructure for industrial clusters, offering up to VND50 billion ($1.9 million) per cluster to attract businesses, create ready-to-use industrial land, and promote sustainable industrial development.
-- To meet its 2026 target of attracting about $11 billion in foreign direct investment, Ho Chi Minh City needs to secure at least an additional $3.5 billion in the second half of the year, while prioritizing high-quality investors and high-value projects with strong spillover potential.
Sports
-- “Bukayo Saka scored a hat-trick as England held off a stunning France fightback to claim a 6-4 victory in a madcap Miami thriller on Saturday, securing third place for their best World Cup finish since their sole title triumph in 1966,” Reuters reported.
