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HCM City residents ignore COVID-19 face mask rules
VOV.VN - Many residents of Ho Chi Minh City are neglecting to wear face masks in public areas, despite the southern city’s local administration warning of the potential risks of coronavirus spreading among the wider community.
HCM City’s State budget collection up 2.9% in January
State budget collections in Ho Chi Minh City in January were estimated at VND42.47 trillion (US$1.84 billion), 11.6% of the estimate and up 2.9% year-on-year, according to the municipal Statistics Office.
Bamboo Airways operates first flights on HCM City-Rach Gia route
Bamboo Airways on February 4 operated its first flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Rach Gia city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, using Embraer 195 aircraft.
Bustling HCM City street gears up for coming Tet holiday
VOV.VN - With the Lunar New Year (Tet) six days away, plenty of shops on Hai Thuong Lan Ong street in Ho Chi Minh City have been covered in red as a diverse range of decorations attracts new consumers.
The country’s largest flower street taking shape in HCM City
VOV.VN - Workers are putting the final touches to decorations on Nguyen Hue flower street in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest of its kind, before it officially opens to the public on February 9, or the 28th day of the last lunar month of the year, to welcome the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.
People at high-risk areas in Mong Cai test negative for COVID-19
VOV.VN - As many as 444 samples taken from interdisciplinary forces, officers, soldiers, employees, and labourers working at high-risk areas in Mong Cai City have come back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.
HCM City to open book street festival to mark Tet holiday
VOV.VN - Thousands of books are set to go on show at the annual book street festival which will take place in downtown Ho Chi Minh City from February 9 to February 15 in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.
Remittances to HCM City hit US$6.1 billion in 2020
Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City still rose by 12% year-on-year to US$6.1 billion in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s Branch in HCM City.
694 samples taken at FPT University test negative for COVID-19
VOV.VN - Thach That district’s People Committee announced on February 3 that all 694 samples taken from students and teachers of FPT University came back negative for the SARS-CoV-2-virus.
Overseas Vietnamese make active contributions to homeland: official
Vietnamese people living abroad have made significant contribution to the country’s socio-economic development, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi at a gathering in Ho Chi Minh City on February 3.
