Ho Chi Minh City has been asked to work harder to impose restriction measures on the smallest possible scale so as not to prolong large-scale social distancing.

VOV.VN - More than 800,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been transported to the cold storage facility of the Pasteur Institute in Ho Chi Minh City in preparation for the rollout of a large-scale vaccination campaign.

VOV.VN - Following Prime Minister Pham Minh Chin’s order to shut down 'non-essential' shops in Ho Chi Minh City until June 29 due to the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), many streets in the southern city have been left virtually deserted.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City leads the way for aquatic exports over the opening five months of the year with turnover reaching US$356.5 million, making up approximately 11% of the country’s total seafood exports.

Ho Chi Minh City will prioritise investment for metro lines that are being implemented and other new projects under the development plan for railway and green transport development (BRT) projects for the 2021-2025 period.

Ho Chi Minh City has become one of the eight candidates nominated for the title of "Asia's Best MICE Destination 2021" by World MICE Award.

Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Industry and Trade has taken measures to ensure sufficient supply of essential goods as the city decided to extend social distancing measures until June 30.

VOV.VN - A teleconference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on June 15 in an effort to boost trade promotion between Vietnam and the Australian state of Victoria.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City said 105 organisations, businesses, and individuals have to date pledged to contribute VND2,293 billion to support the city’s purchase of COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the latest detection of 100 more local COVID-19 cases over the past six hours to June 14 noon, raising the overall number of domestic infections in the country’s latest COVID-19 wave to 7,523.