A customer buys pork at Co.op mart Foodcosa Supermarket in HCM City’s Gò Vấp District. Prices of livestock and poultry meat and eggs in the city will increase by 2-12 per cent due to rising domestic gasoline prices. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thanh Vũ HCM CITY — The prices of …
Read More »HCM City provides succour to COVID orphans
Authorities in HCM City visit children who lost parents to COVID in District 4. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — HCM City has implemented various programmes to care for disadvantaged children and those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to its Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs. Organisations and individuals …
Read More »Retired health workers join the fight against COVID-19
Trần Thị Quyền Trinh and Ngô Thị Thảnh at work. Photo plo.vn HCM CITY — Medical staff in Ward 11, District 5, HCM City, have been busy examining and testing COVID-19 patients. However, they often receive help from colleagues, especially retired medical staff. At the age of 61, Trần Thị …
Read More »HCM City residents donate land to renovate alleyways and bridges
The newly-renovated Alley no. 749 on Huỳnh Tấn Phát Street in District 7, HCM City. — Photo plo.vn HCM CITY — Narrow alleyways have been renovated and expanded with land contributions from residents in HCM City’s District 7. At the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday, local residents were overjoyed at the sight of the …
Read More »HCM City allows COVID close contacts to return to work, attend school
HCM City has allowed close contacts of COVID-19 cases who are fully vaccinated or have recovered within the last three months to attend classes in schools or go to work in their workplaces. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has decided to allow close contacts (F1) …
Read More »12 HCM City wards, communes face medium COVID risk
A high school student in HCM City gets vaccinated against COVID-19. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Thu Hương HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health yesterday said 12 out of 312 wards and communes were designated as medium-risk COVID-19 zones last week (March 14-20), while the rest were low-risk. The …
Read More »HCM City addresses reports of sexual harassment on buses
Passengers get on a bus in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Bus passengers in HCM City can ring the police’s hotline 098 186 0202 to report sexual harassment and get timely intervention, the city’s Department of Transport has said. Passengers can also call out bus drivers …
Read More »COVID-infected children crowd HCM City hospitals
Patients visiting the Children’s Hospital No.2 on March 10. Around 400-500 children with symptoms have been visiting the hospital every day for the last week, with 80 per cent testing positive for the COVID. — VnExpress News Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — Children’s hospitals in HCM City are overcrowded with COVID-19 …
Read More »COVID infections trigger teacher shortage in HCM City
Students have lunch at the Phan Đình Phùng Primary School in HCM City’s District 3. — Photo www.sggp.org.vn HCM CITY — Just three weeks after restarting in-person classes, many schools in HCM City are facing a shortage as an increasing number of teachers get COVID-19 infections. The teachers are also experiencing the added pressure of …
Read More »Viet Lotus invests in start-up Newee
Representatives of Viet Lotus and Newee sign the investment agreement. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HCM CITY — Viet Lotus announced its investment in start-up Newee, an online seller development platform in HCM City on Thursday. Established at the end of 2020, Newee acts as an intermediary to help businesses expand sales …
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