VOV.VN - A Sri Lankan citizen was diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus after leaving Ho Chi Minh City for his hometown, according to HCM City authorities.

Training of personnel who will operate and manage Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line No 1 has begun, according to the HCM City Urban Railway Company Ltd No 1 (HURC 1).

VOV.VN - Due to the nation’s location in the tropical region of Southeast Asia, Vietnam typically sees cases of dengue fever throughout the year, although the number of cases are due to increase in the rainy season before reaching their peak in October and November.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it would adjust schedules of flights from/to Vinh airport in the central province of Nghe An on September 18 as storm Noul hit the region earlier on the day.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Binh Tan district of Ho Chi Minh City have arrested an individual who is suspected of illegally transporting a pangolin, an animal which is on the list of endangered rare species and therefore banned from being traded, according to Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV).

VOV.VN - The semi-finals of the National Cup Bamboo Airways 2020 will take place with no supporters present due to regulations on novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and control, according to the organisers.

VOV.VN - A 30-minute downpour which hit Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of September 14 caused severe flooding throughout several areas, including Thu Duc district.

Some 90,800 new jobs have been created in Ho Chi Minh City so far this year, accounting for 67.3% of the annual plan, the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has reported.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is aiming to promote dialogues with Japan’s Aichi Prefecture in an effort to enhance the relations between the two localities while simultaneously accelerating co-operation in traditional fields such as tourism and education.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Planning and Architecture is preparing a plan to turn several industrial parks (IPs) and export processing zones (EPZs) into hi-tech industrial parks.