Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Health has told people who have returned to the city from other provinces and cities in the past 14 days to complete ‘honest’ health declarations amid the unpredictable COVID-19 situation across the country.

Ho Chi Minh City recorded 1,800 visitors booking hotel rooms during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 9 to 17, the municipal Department of Tourism reported after summarising figures from 22 of the 124 local 3 to 5-star hotels.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man on February 17 offered incense in tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh at House No. 67 in the Presidential Palace’s area on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

VOV.VN - A number of bars and sidewalk eateries in Ho Chi Minh City continued to receive customers on the night of February 16, despite the local administration requesting them to temporarily close in an effort to prevent the spread of community infections of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh City Book Street has become known among book lovers as an ideal reading space and a venue for activities spreading the love and habit of reading.

VOV.VN - Falling demand for peach blossom trees, despite their high quality and appealing prices, has greatly concerned sellers in Ho Chi Minh City due to the downturn in business just two days ahead of the Tet holiday.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyen Phu Trong on February 10 offered incense to late President Ho Chi Minh at House No.67 in Hanoi on the occasion of the 91st founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

VOV.VN - The flow of remittances into Ho Chi Minh City reached US$6.1 billion in 2020, representing a sharp increase of 12% compared to the same period from last year, according to Nguyen Hoang Minh, deputy director of State Bank Ho Chi Minh City Branch.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc offered incense to commemorate late President Ho Chi Minh at House No.67 inside the Presidential Palace complex in Hanoi on February 9 on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year.

An unwavering priority of Russia is to continue consolidating its comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam, Russia’s Acting Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Vadim Basinskyi affirmed in his article (translated into Vietnamese) posted on Thanh Nien (Young People) Newspaper.