The second Honorary Consulate of Vietnam in Italy was opened in Naples city of the Campania region on November 18.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has submitted a proposal to the Ministry of Health allowing it to cut short the concentrated quarantine time for F0 cases to seven days.

Nearly two months have passed since Ho Chi Minh City and 18 southern provinces have lifted lockdown measures and set up the "new normal", with the operations of people and enterprises gradually resuming.

The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s chapter in HCM City on November 18 held a requiem for Vietnamese who died of the COVID-19 in order to show gratitude to the frontline forces in the fight against the pandemic and help ease the pain of the victims’ relatives and families.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is commemorating officials, soldiers and people who have died of COVID-19 on November 19, with a memorial service to be held in Ho Chi Minh City – the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is hurriedly developing possible outbreak response scenarios as the number of newly detected cases has increased considerably during the past few days.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health announced an additional 10,223 new COVID-19 infections on November 18 across 60 provinces and cities nationwide, an increase of 370 cases from the previous day.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City welcomed the return of entertainment venues on November 17, including karaoke parlours and bars, as the southern city looks to resume activities after a long period of closure due to the COVID-19 fight.

Local property developer BRG Group and Japan’s Sumitomo Group have submitted investment proposals as part of their ongoing development of key infrastructure and logistics networks upgrades in the central city.

VOV.VN - As many as 62,838 students aged between 12 and 17 who received their first COVID-19 vaccine shots will now be given their second dose, starting from November 22.