A man transports two bougainvillea planters on a motorbike along a street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City-- Ho Chi Minh City’s health department said on Wednesday it had stepped up surveillance and isolation measures for travelers from affected areas after cases of the Nipah virus were reported in India’s West Bengal State. -- Japan’s Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Masuo Ono, said on Tuesday that Vietnam has developed rapidly and become an indispensable partner for Japan, as he was speaking at an event marking Emperor Naruhito’s 66th birthday that was attended by Ho Chi Minh City deputy chairman Nguyen Cong Vinh. -- Cuba’s consulate in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday unveiled a bust of national hero José Martí at its premises, the first such monument in the city, to honor the leader of Cuba’s revolutionary movement. -- Police in Dong Thanh Commune, Ho Chi Minh City have uncovered a woman suspected of trading in illegal fireworks and seized 67.2 kg of explosive fireworks, a banned commodity in Vietnam.

Source: Tuoitre News January 28, 2026 13:37 UTC