According to the announcement of the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, the Covid-19 epidemic in Ho Chi Minh City is still alert level 2. However, three districts including District 11, District 4, and Can Gio outlying district have seen a leap in cases of Covid-19 so their alert level increased.

In the last days of the year, despite difficulties, shrimp exporters have been striving to reach the export target.

In recent days, the domestic sugar price has increased sharply, making many farmers in Phung Hiep District in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang, the largest sugarcane growing area in the Mekong Delta, hope for a sweet sugarcane crop.

The latest approved cultural development strategy of Vietnam mentioned a specific focus on certain potential culture industries such as film production, visual arts, cultural tourism. This, to a large extent, has clearly encouraged people in the field to keep pace with the global trend and created a more favorable environment for a stronger growth of the national culture industries.

Deposits have decreased sharply in the State Bank of Vietnam, but liquidity is still in abundance. This could be attributed to credit growth this year which has recovered although it is still slow.

A campaign on collecting opinions and suggestions for tourism recovery plan and a competition for creative and innovative tourism startups has been launched by the HCMC Department of Tourism on the occasion of the HCMC Tourism Day 2021 that opened on December 4.

Some airlines yesterday said that the domestic airfare from now to the end of the year and on the Tet holiday would reduce sharply due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Director of Lao Cai Province Hydro-Meteorological Station Luu Minh Hai said that hoarfrost appeared on the Fansipan mountain peak in Sa Pa Town, the Northern mountainous province of Lao Cai yesterday.