VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC) launched a quarantine task force on November 12 in order to support and guide district health centres to effectively monitor and deploy plans aimed at containing the pandemic amid a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam presented a certificate of merit on November 12 from the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs to Japanese collector Toyokichi Itoh and his wife for their contribution to promoting cultural exchange between both sides.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in collaboration with the Vietnam Fatherland Front, Ho Chi Minh City and other localities will hold a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The nation recorded a further 7,930 COVID-19 infections, including 12 imported cases, across 59 cities and provinces nationwide on November 11, a fall of 911 cases compared to the previous day.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, is epxeirencing a surge in coronavirus infections, especially in District 10, and Can Gio and Nha Be districts.

Export companies in Ho Chi Minh City are recovering well following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions as workers from other provinces gradually return to work.

Ho Chi Minh City hopes for cooperation with Germany’s Frankfurt city, especially in the exchange of experience in social issues, in urban construction and development, Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen told visiting Mayor Peter Feldmann on November 8.

VOV.VN - The country’s COVID-19 tally rose to 976,672 cases since the start of the pandemic following the Health Ministry confirmed the detection of 7,988 new infections on November 8, while a total of 1,073 patients were also released from hospitals nationwide.

VOV.VN - Approximately 100 houses in Yen Bai city have been left submerged in floodwater following a spell of heavy rain triggering localised flooding.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese houses in Ho Chi Minh City and the ancient town of Hoi An have recently won the Residential Architecture - Single family category in the Architecture MasterPrize (AMP) competition.