Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, one of Hanoi's most important cultural landmarks, attracts thousands of visitors each Tet.

Vietnam has made remarkable strides in developing a comprehensive, life-cycle, and gender-transformative social protection system.

Innovation in garbage collection vehicles is an important step in ensuring environmental sanitation, contributing to building a civilized, clean and beautiful urban area in a sustainable direction.

As one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, Vietnam has made efforts to minimise risks from natural disasters and adapt to climate change, including issuing policies and developing infrastructure in recent years.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Vietnam jointly organised a high-level seminar themed "Vietnam’s green growth strategy on the path to implement the Paris Agreement on climate change - the experience of Vietnam and the EU " in Hanoi on October 11.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) Nguyen Van Ngang attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Support Centre for Migrant Workers in Seoul, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on October 10.

Health sector to overpass National Assembly-set target The rate of hospital beds is also likely reach 25 beds per 10,000 people this year, surpassing the National Assembly-set target, which is 24.5, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien reported at the recent meeting of the National Assembly’s Committee on Social Affairs.

Hanoi city held a ceremony to honour nine outstanding locals together with 961 role models in various fields in 2016 at the Friendship Cultural Palace on October 10 on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the city’s liberation day.

The Vietnam – Japan Friendship Association of Ho Chi Minh City convened its second congress for the tenure 2016 – 2020 on October 9.

Vietnam and Sweden shared experience in building a sustainable society during a forum held in Hanoi on October 6.

A ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a new Vietnamese-German University was held in Ben Cat town in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 6.

A Vietnam-Republic of Korea cooperation centre will be established in the northern province of Thai Nguyen to help carry out projects in support of local people.

The ceremony to present "Vietnamese Outstanding Farmer 2016" award will be organised at Hanoi Opera House on October 14, celebrating 86th anniversary of Vietnam Farmers` Association.

On October 5 afternoon, Hanoi City People`s Committee - the Organizing Board of the Contest "Writing about advanced examples, good people and good acts in 2016” of the City has reviewed the contest. Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ngo Van Quy presided the meeting.

Vietnam is participating in the fifty-sixth series of meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, from October 3-11.

A workshop was held in Hanoi on October 4 to promote the efficiency of cooperation funds and programmes between ASEAN and its partners.

Experts from Vietnam and the European Union (EU) shared experience in ensuring human rights while implementing the United Nations Convention against Torture (UNCAT) during a workshop held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 3.

Cooperation in agricultural education between Vietnam and Belgium has helped improve the capacity of Vietnamese agriculture lecturers, heard a recent event in the Belgian city of Gembloux.

The Government has agreed to spend 3,000 billion VND (135 million USD) in advance to compensate residents in the four central provices for damage from the recent environmental incident caused by Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Company.

Vietnam’s achievements after 30 years of reform attracted the attentions of Italian delegates at a recent workshop in Turin, the capital city of Italy’s Piedmont region.

As many as 56 trillion VND (250.9 million USD) worth of loans had reached more than 3.3 million poor students by August this year, helping them pursue their study, according to the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies.

The number of Australian undergraduates, who will take short-term courses and internship programmes in Vietnam in 2017, will increase over 35 percent compared to 2016, according to announcement of the Australian Embassy.

Vietnamese nurses and orderlies are in demand in Japan, with around 760 needed this year, but there are only 210 qualified candidates, according to the Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).