More than 111,000 employees in Ho Chi Minh City have benefited from the Government’s new support package sourced from the unemployment insurance fund, according to the city’s Social Insurance Agency.

Medical workers from the Cho Ray and Thong Nhat hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City have left for Ca Mau and Ninh Thuan provinces to help with the COVID-19 fight there.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 3,221 new COVID-19 cases on October 16 across 48 localities throughout the nation, thereby bringing the fourth wave’s overall tally to 856,197.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has officially reopened to welcome back tourists, with the local market set to play a key role in connecting localities whilst developing inter-regional routes and safe destinations under its tourism recovery roadmap.

The US Consulate General in HCM City on October 15 awarded a US$2.96 million grant to AMI AC Renewables to construct a battery energy storage system pilot project in Vietnam.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City and the Lao capital of Vientiane on October 15 held talks and witnessed the signing if a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation between the two authorities for 2021 – 2025.

Six Vietnamese gymnasts have arrived in Japan’s Kitakyushu City for the upcoming 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships slated for October 18 – 24.

VOV.VN - Vietnam reported an additional 3,789 COVID-19 cases, and 93 more deaths on October 15, according to figures released by the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health announced on October 15 that it is expected to issue a vaccination plan against COVID-19 for those between the age of 12 and 18.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on its official website that tickets on Ho Chi Minh City–Hanoi air route from October 12 to October 19 have now been sold out.