VOV.VN - The authorities of Ho Chi Minh City have scrambled to take stronger measures aimed at breaking a new chain of COVID-19 transmission after dozens of locals linked to recent outbreak at Revival Ekklesia Mission were exposed to the virus.

VOV.VN - Nine crew members onboard Ashico Victoria, a Panamanian vessel anchored off the coast of the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on May 27, according to Nguyen Tan Binh, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health.

Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong on May 26 received Jefferey S. Goss, Associate Vice Provost at the Arizona State University (ASU) of the US, who is paying a working visit to the city.

VOV.VN - The longest period of heavy rain this summer hit Ho Chi Minh City on the early morning of May 25, causing the majority of main roads throughout the city to be flooded, resulting in heavy traffic lasting for several hours.

Investment in Ho Chi Minh City’s industrial parks and processing zones have risen by nearly 23% year-on-year so far this year to US$236.1 million.

Ho Chi Minh City’s local authorities are cooperating with health centres and agencies to set up polling sites and finish preparations for the elections of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and People's Councils for the 2021-26 tenure on May 23.

Remittances to Ho Chi Minh City hit US$2 billion during January-April, up 11%t against the same period last year.

Only around 83,320 ninth grade students in Ho Chi Minh City will sit the 10th grade entrance examinations, and the remaining 16,245 have not registered for the exam, the municipal Department of Education and Training has said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has supported Ho Chi Minh City’s proposal to retain 23% of its budget revenues, up from the previous 18%, to create conditions for sustainable development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a working session with key officials of Ho Chi Minh City on May 13, his first meeting of the kind with a locality after taking up the top position in the Government, which demonstrated the special importance that the PM and the Government attach to the city.