VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City and other localities throughout the south are in the midst of a long heat wave with temperatures reaching up to between 35 and 36, even 38 degrees Celsius.

The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) in Ho Chi Minh City climbed 6% year-on-year in the first two months of 2021 despite a fall of 24.6% in February, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - A ceremony took place on March 2 in Ho Chi Minh City to see off as many as 4,600 young people who join the military service.

The People’s Procuracy of Ho Chi Minh City on March 2 said it has received an investigation conclusion and other documents linked to a case of “spreading contagious disease to others” involving a 29-year-old flight attendant, who is Patient 1,342.

The consumer price index (CPI) in the southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City increased 1.19% in February from the previous month, according to the city’s Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - As many as 1.7 million students in Ho Chi Minh City came back to school on March 1 following an extended one-month break caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Certain non-essential services in Ho Chi Minh City are to remain closed until further notice in an effort to prevent COVID-19 transmission while others have been allowed to resume.

The French Institute in Ho Chi Minh City will host a series of activities to celebrate International Women’s Day held at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on March 8.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee set targets and approved operational orientations and solutions for this year for its industrial and trade sectors at a recent meeting.

There will be some 30,000 job vacancies in Ho Chi Minh City after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, according to the city’s Human Resources Forecast and Labour Market Information (Falmi) Centre.