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HCM City: Consumer prices see slight rise after Tet holiday
Consumer prices in Ho Chi Minh City showed slight fluctuations on February 16, or the fifth day of the new lunar year and the last day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, with most traders in wet markets resuming business.
COVID-19: Local infections rise to 501 in Hai Duong after two more cases detected
VOV.VN - The Health Ministry on February 16 morning reported the detection of two fresh local transmissions in northern Hai Duong province, the nation’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, bringing the infection tally of the new wave since January 27 to 679.
COVID-19: Dark clouds and a silver lining for Vietnam’s tourism sector
It’s fair to say that 2020 was a challenging year for Vietnam’s tourism sector, but it wasn’t an unmitigated disaster. Analysts have said that COVID-19 created a turning point for both local and international tourism, requiring travel companies study and craft a new future for their business.
HCM City Book Street - A cultural and spiritual destination
Ho Chi Minh City Book Street has become known among book lovers as an ideal reading space and a venue for activities spreading the love and habit of reading.
COVID-19: 33 new local infections raise national count to 2,228
VOV.VN - The number of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases nationwide increased to 2,228 after a further 33 positive cases were confirmed on February 14 by the Ministry of Health.
Peach blossom sellers in HCM City worry amid poor sales
VOV.VN - Falling demand for peach blossom trees, despite their high quality and appealing prices, has greatly concerned sellers in Ho Chi Minh City due to the downturn in business just two days ahead of the Tet holiday.
HCM City receives US$6.1 billion in remittances in 2020
VOV.VN - The flow of remittances into Ho Chi Minh City reached US$6.1 billion in 2020, representing a sharp increase of 12% compared to the same period from last year, according to Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of State Bank Ho Chi Minh City Branch.
IT companies help to fight pandemic with technology
Many Vietnamese companies have developed IT applications for COVID-19 prevention and control and online learning during the pandemic.
Russia consistently wants to enhance ties with Vietnam: Acting Consul General
An unwavering priority of Russia is to continue consolidating its comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam, Russia’s Acting Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Vadim Basinskyi affirmed in his article (translated into Vietnamese) posted on Thanh Nien (Young People) Newspaper.
HCM City on full COVID-19 alert, sets up epidemic command centre
VOV.VN - As the largest city in the south of the country, Ho Chi Minh City has been requested to establish an epidemic command centre specifically aimed at bringing the metropolis’ latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak under control.