Nguyen Thanh Phong has been re-elected as Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee for the 10th tenure (2021-2026) at the first meeting of the 10th People’s Council of Ho Chi Minh City.

The June consumer price index of Ho Chi Minh City recorded a month-on-month rise of 0.22%, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Roughly 20,000 residents of Phu Tho Hoa ward in Tan Phu district of Ho Chi Minh City had their samples taken as part of COVID-19 testing on June 29, with the aim of testing five million people in all districts by July 5.

VOV.VN - The nation recorded 94 more domestic COVID-19 cases, including 93 domestic infections and one imported case in the past 12 hours to 6:00 am on June 30, with Ho Chi Minh accounting for the most at 62, said the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has moved to boost COVID-19 prevention and control measures at wet markets after the SARS-CoV-2 virus spread to these crowded areas.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered authorities of Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding localities in the southern key economic region to take the initiative to realise the dual targets in a flexible method as COVID-19 situations remain complicated.

VOV.VN - Over 400,000 residents in Ho Chi Minh City have been inoculated against COVID-19 over the past five days as part of the southern city’s ongoing vaccination campaign.

Two Vietnamese universities – Vietnam National University (VNU), Hanoi and VNU Ho Chi Minh City - have entered the Times Higher Education (THE)’s Young University Rankings 2021, which lists the world’s best universities that are 50 years old or younger.

Ho Chi Minh City will go ahead with national high school graduation exams for more than 88,000 students on July 7-8 based on the Ministry of Education and Training’s schedule despite growing COVID-19 outbreaks, according to its Department of Education and Training.

VOV.VN - A total of 285 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including 279 local cases and 6 imported infections, were recorded June 24, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections at 162 for the whole day.