VOV.VN - The prolonged COVID-19 outbreak in Ho Chi Minh City – Vietnam’s largest coronavirus hotspot – is showing signs of abating as the number of hospitalisations is decreasing considerably these days.

VOV.VN - A further 16,472 SARS-CoV-2-virus cases across 62 localities nationwide were detected on January 6, a drop of 580 from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.

Market capitalisation on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) rose more than 42% year-on-year to VND5.8 quadrillion (US$254.83 billion) by the end of 2021, accounting for 92.77% of the previous year’s GDP.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to start work on several important transport projects in areas surrounding its Tan Son Nhat International Airport in 2022 so as to ensure synchronisation with the airport’s Terminal T3 project.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) hosted a get-together on January 5 to mark Cuba’s 63rd Liberation Day (January 1).

VOV.VN - Germany’s frigate "Bayern" will enter the port of Ho Chi Minh City on January 6 morning, marking the first visit of a German Navy ship to Vietnam, according to the German Embassy in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Following the successful launch of New Year tours, tourism agencies in Ho Chi Minh City are upbeat about local tourism recovery in the first quarter of 2022, especially in the period leading up to the coming lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

Ho Chi Minh City will reopen bars, dance clubs and karaoke parlors from January 10 after a period of suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Localities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Kien Giang, Khanh Hoa, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh, and Binh Dinh have been told to make thorough preparations in order to deploy a pilot programme aimed at welcoming back international arrivals in the near future.

VOV.VN - Students in grades 7, 8, 10, and 11 in Ho Chi Minh City returned to school on January 4, three weeks after grades 9 and 12 went back to school.