Ho Chi Minh City

Thu Duc will be a grade-1 city under the administration of HCM City. It will be developed following an innovative and highly interactive urban model, and will be the eastern centre of HCM City in terms of economy, science and technology, culture, education and training.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision on the general planning tasks regarding Thu Duc city in Ho Chi Minh City until 2040 with the goal to develop Thu Duc into one of the important centres of knowledge economy, science - technology, and finance of HCM City and the country.

Cho Ray Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) on September 15 received financial resources and medical supplies donated by overseas Vietnamese individuals and organizations to support medical forces on the front line of the COVID-19 fight in the city.

Unlike the bustling atmosphere found other years, the days before the Mid-Autumn Festival this year in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) are quite gloomy due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has proposed more than 17.234 trillion VND to invest in three urgent key projects, namely the HCM City - Moc Bai expressway, the improvement of Xuyen Tam Canal and the improvement of the Hy Vong Canal.

After transportation places in Binh Dien Market were put into operation, Ho Chi Minh City continues planning to open more gathering and transhipment points at the Hoc Mon Market, ensuring the conditions for the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control.

In the days when Ho Chi Minh City applied tight social distance measures, many households in 312 wards, communes and towns in the city are quite surprised to receive an additional spiritual gift including Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper and some other newspapers.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) will pilot COVID-19 green cards in districts of Can Gio and Cu Chi and District 7, where the COVID-19 pandemic has basically been controlled.

The Ho Chi Minh City Buddhist Sangha recently presented 10 ambulances, worth more than 10 billion VND, to hospitals in the city and the Mekong province of Ben Tre, to support the transportation and treatment of COVID-19 patients.

A batch of medical supplies was donated to the Field Hospital No. 10 under the Ho Chi Minh City Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital on September 12 by the Consulate General of Vietnam in Hong Kong (China) thanks to the contributions of the Vietnamese community and businesses in Hong Kong.

Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City has decided to extend social distancing in accordance with the Prime Minister’s Directive No.16/CT-TTg till September 30 to ensure sustainable epidemic prevention results and prepare more for the post-epidemic economic recovery period.

This is the proposal of the research team of the University of Economics and Law (VNU-HCM) after researching solutions to create the driving force for economic recovery in Ho Chi Minh City during the 4th COVID-19 outbreak.

100 QR code scanning cameras are being installed by Ho Chi Minh City's police at COVID-19 checkpoints to minimise contact and the risk of pandemic transmission.

Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has signed and issued a decision to establish a Steering Committee to develop a plan for COVID-19 prevention and control and economic recovery in the city.

Offering incense and flowers in memory of President Ho Chi Minh at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City, leaders and people of HCM City pledge further strive to turn the country's biggest city into a developed, sustainable and smart metropolis.

The Ho Chi Minh City Tax Department said it has waived or reduced 123 billion VND of taxes for 86,197 household businesses hit by the COVID-19 epidemic.

One million welfare bags have been delivered to Ho Chi Minh City’s districts and Thu Duc City for allocating to people in need, the City Welfare Center said on August 30.

The Management Board of Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing & Industrial Zones Authority (Hepza) has proposed that the City People’s Committee direct the synchronous implementation of urgent solutions to both prevent and control the epidemic and maintain production and business.

The Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City People’s Committee has just decided to set up a working group helping solve difficulties and problems in finance - budget to serve the prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic in the city (referred to as the working group).

The overseas Vietnamese community donated over 40,000 N95 specialized medical masks worth over 32,000 USD to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to timely support the frontliners in the fight against COVID-19.

Immediately after being elected as Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee, Mr. Phan Van Mai spoke with the press about the city’s upcoming plans in the context of the prolonged epidemic, especially reopening the economy to adapt to the epidemic situation.

The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has just issued a decision on improving its Provincial Governance and Public Administration Index (PAPI) ranking in 2021-2025.

(CPV) - In order to realize the plan of safe production while preventing the COVID-19 epidemic, in spite of maintaining only one fifth the usual number of workers in factories, the Ho Chi Minh City Hi-Tech Park still increased export value compared to the same period of 2020.

The AS-TK Vietnam High-Tech Joint Stock Company (AS-TK VN) on August 22 presented medical equipment to the Ho Chi Minh City Fund for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, which included 1.5 million medical masks, 150,000 N95 masks and 30,000 sets of medical protective equipment.

The T&T Group has decided to earmark VND30 billion to give 100,000 presents to poor and disadvantaged people in Ho Chi Minh City, in response to a program launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee on August 22 issued an urgent document approving a proposal to spend more than VND2.576 trillion to support poor workers living in motels, accommodation areas, and blocked areas, as well as COVID-19 affected freelance workers.

The health sector of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has converted the function of some hospitals to specialize in receiving and treating COVID-19 patients, including two hospitals responsible for receiving pediatric patients with COVID-19.

Three overseas Vietnamese businesses recently presented 27 tons of food, agricultural products and 10,000 VNN95 masks to the People's Council, Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and High Command of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), and the Naval Region 2 Command, to support frontline forces to fight the pandemic and the people in HCMC.

The first three businesses in Ho Chi Minh (HCM) city have borrowed nearly 1.14 billion VND with interest rate of zero percent to pay salaries of work stoppage for 210 workers, said the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies’ (VBSP) branch in the southern city.

Through 2 phases of support since the fourth wave of COVID-19 began, Ho Chi Minh City has disbursed more than VND900 billion for COVID-19 affected people, Mr. Duong Anh Duc, Vice Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, has said.