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No after school care leaves HCMC parents harassed

No after school care leaves HCMC parents harassed

With most HCMC schools not allowed to accommodate students after their morning classes, parents are using their lunch break and other ruses to take them home.
Vietnam's first Omicron community cases had meal with US entrant

Vietnam's first Omicron community cases had meal with US entrant

Vietnam's first three Covid-19 community transmission cases with the Omicron variant had a meal with a relative who returned from the U.S., the HCMC health department said Wednesday.
January 18, 2022 | 07:56 pm PT
Laborers choose long Tet break over returning to work post lockdown

Laborers choose long Tet break over returning to work post lockdown

Many migrant workers have decided to stay in their hometowns until after the Lunar New Year holiday instead of returning to Ho Chi Minh City for work.
January 17, 2022 | 05:10 pm PT
HCMC proposes to reopen kindergartens, primary schools from Feb 14

HCMC proposes to reopen kindergartens, primary schools from Feb 14

Ho Chi Minh City's education department has proposed to resume classes for kindergarteners, primary school students and 6th graders starting Feb. 14.
January 17, 2022 | 02:33 am PT
Mixed feelings as HCMC parents consider kindergarten reopening

Mixed feelings as HCMC parents consider kindergarten reopening

Parents are experiencing mixed feelings about taking their unvaccinated children back to school when kindergartens reopen next month as currently planned.
January 17, 2022 | 02:31 am PT
Tet bonus fails to deliver festive cheer in major cities

Tet bonus fails to deliver festive cheer in major cities

Some festive cheer is missing in major cities and industrial hubs, with scant to no Tet (Lunar New Year) bonus being paid to workers because of pandemic impacts.
January 16, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
'In technology we trust' is not the answer to social inequality

'In technology we trust' is not the answer to social inequality

There is one common thread that binds together the infamous "One Laptop Per Child" (OLPC) initiative in 2005, Facebook’s controversial "Free Basics" program in 2015, and HCMC Department of Information and Communications’ recent proposal to give its low-income residents free smartphones in 2022: the debunked belief that technology is a silver bullet to our social inequality.
January 16, 2022 | 02:39 am PT
Rubber forest colors transform ahead of spring in southern Vietnam

Rubber forest colors transform ahead of spring in southern Vietnam

At this time of year, rubber trees in southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province wear a new outfit with red and yellow leaves that presents a transformed spectacle.
January 16, 2022 | 02:00 am PT
Vietnam records 16,305 new Covid cases, 17 new Omicron cases in HCMC

Vietnam records 16,305 new Covid cases, 17 new Omicron cases in HCMC

Health authorities on Saturday confirmed 16,305 Covid-19 cases in 60 cities and provinces, and 17 imported Omicron cases in HCMC.
January 15, 2022 | 04:19 am PT
HCMC police arrest Malaysian woman for stealing $1,700 diamond ring

HCMC police arrest Malaysian woman for stealing $1,700 diamond ring

A Malaysian woman was arrested in HCMC Thursday for allegedly stealing a diamond ring worth over VND40 million ($1,760) from a jewelry shop.
January 13, 2022 | 10:40 pm PT
No Tet fireworks in HCMC

No Tet fireworks in HCMC

HCMC will not have its firework displays on Lunar New Year's Eve this year, the municipal cultural department said Thursday.
January 13, 2022 | 05:30 am PT
HCMC to reopen kindergartens next month

HCMC to reopen kindergartens next month

Preschool children in HCMC can return to classes in February, but it would be optional with parents deciding if they want to send their children, city authorities said Wednesday.
January 12, 2022 | 07:00 pm PT
HCMC plans free smartphones for poor people

HCMC plans free smartphones for poor people

Poor residents who cannot afford smartphones should be given one, the HCMC Department of Information and Communications has proposed.
January 11, 2022 | 06:22 pm PT
Workers unable to care for kids studying online, send 7,500 back to hometown

Workers unable to care for kids studying online, send 7,500 back to hometown

Some 7,500 students have dropped out of schools in HCMC to return to their hometowns after eight months of online classes, the Department of Education and Training said.
January 11, 2022 | 03:30 am PT
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