Driven by a deep love for pets, a Colombian expat in HCM City has been making wheelchairs for disabled dogs and cats for about four years.

The Spring Flower Market shall be opened in seven days, from January 25, 2022 (on the 23rd day of the last month of the lunar calendar) to January 31, 2022 (on the 30th day of the last month of the lunar calendar).

After authorities in Ho Chi Minh City allowed restaurants to resume dine-in service on October 28, these establishments are operating at about half of their capacity on these days facing a massive staffing shortage

HCMC may face a shortage of some 60,000 workers in the first quarter of next year if the Covid-19 pandemic continues unabated in coming months, according to the municipal Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs.

The Ministry of Health has just issued a document asking municipal and provincial authorities to review their needs for COVID-19 vaccines, including plan for third and fourth booster shots in 2022.

HCM City still has not allowed lottery ticket sales to resume, but ticket vendors, who ran out of money during lockdown, are taking a risk to go back to work though demand is low.

HCM City needs VND970.654 trillion worth of capital in 2021-2030 to develop key transport infrastructure projects.

The HCMC Department of Health has made a list of children aged between three and 11 and sought the Ministry of Health’s approval to vaccinate them against Covid-19, said head of the office of the department Nguyen Thi Huynh Mai.

Tay Ninh Province is the latest to reopen fixed-route passenger buses to Eastern and Western bus stations in HCM City.

Karaoke and massage parlours, discotheques, bars, internet and video games cafes, and beauty salons should be allowed to reopen in the lowest risk zones (green zone).

Becoming unemployed and running out of money, bus drivers and bus attendants have had to drink rainwater, and eat and sleep on buses, waiting for the day the bus station resumes operation.

A vaccination campaign for children will be launched in November throughout the country.

Most of the 1,500 orphaned COVID-19 youngsters are living in families of freelance workers in HCM City. Without financial or spiritual assistance, the previously limited path to these children's future has become even more bleak. 

Schools in HCM City’s low and moderate pandemic risk areas would be allowed to reopen but not organise any activities outside their campus under a draft plan from the HCM City Department of Education and Training.

HCM City Department of Transport has announced traffic regulations that specify where vehicles can work following new guidelines under the Government’s Resolution No. 128.

October 28 was the first day Ho Chi Minh City allowed restaurants and eateries to serve customers on-site. 

Most of the 1,500 orphaned COVID-19 youngsters are living in families of freelance workers in HCM City. Without financial or spiritual assistance, the previously limited path to these children's future has become even more bleak. 

The HCMC Food Safety Management Board has withdrawn its proposal to ban restaurants in HCMC from offering alcoholic drinks and using air conditioners in closed spaces when they resume dine-in services. 

Ho Chi Minh City began its Covid-19 vaccination program for students aged 16-17 years old on October 27, becoming the first locality in the country to officially vaccinate children.

The owners of many beer houses in HCM City are preparing for reopening but will serve soft drinks only as requested by state agencies.