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.

At the New Directions in English Language and Assessment conference scheduled to take place in Hanoi on October 13-14, experts at home and the UK and other countries will look specifically at language testing in Vietnam to support English students across the nation.

Japan’s Fuji Engineering Co., Ltd commenced a project to build houses for rent and provide services for experts and workers at Japanese enterprises in the Dong Van I Industrial Zone in the northern province of Ha Nam.

Real estate associations have proposed amending the Law on Land and the Law on Trading Real Estate to create favourable conditions for investors in property investment.

The Ministry of Health held a workshop on sharing experiences in medical education and training trends in the world in Hanoi on September 23.

The European Union (EU) has committed to support Vietnam in coping with climate change and ready to share experience to help Vietnam transform into a green economy, Ambassador and head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Bruno Angelet said at the conference in Hanoi on September 21.

The ecosystem of coral reef and sea grass, and marine resources in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces have shown positive signs of recovery, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment revealed at a conference in Hanoi on September 20.

The Vietnamese Health ministry participated in a teleconference of Health ministers from ASEAN member states on September 19 to seek ways to battle with Zika virus, which has hit many parts of Southeast Asia.

The Vietnam Youth Federation Central Committee and the National Traffic Safety Committee held a ceremony to launch a communication campaign on encouraging the wear of standard helmets in Hanoi on September 18.

At the see-off ceremony for the Vietnamese delegation to the 11th ASEAN Skills Competition held in Hanoi on September 18, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Doan Mau Diep expressed his belief that the Vietnamese contestants will continue to confirm their position at the event.

Within the framework of the 10th cooperation conference between Vietnamese and French localities, a seminar on urban planning was organised in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on September 15.

The 10th cooperation conference between Vietnamese and French localities was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from September 14-16.

A photo exhibition featuring the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and France was held in Paris on September 12.

Twenty officials from the Lao Red Cross (LRC) are attending a three-month training course in Hanoi as part of the cooperation agreement signed between the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) and its Lao counterpart.

A writing contest about Vietnam was launched during a press conference at the Hanoi-Moscow Trade Centre, Moscow, Russia on September 11.

Tran Ngoc Quyen, former Vietnamese Counselor in Germany, offered to the Ho Chi Minh Museum more than 100 documents and books in German and Bulgarian languages featuring the life of President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of National Day (September 2).

The Ministry of Transport and People`s Committee of the central province of Khanh Hoa held a ground-breaking of international terminal project at Cam Ranh International Airport on September 8.

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) on September 5 received the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) Award for Developing Countries.

Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion said at the talk with Vietnamese students in Hanoi on September 5 that his country will provide approximately 11.6 million USD to help small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam with initiatives and technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

A series of new policies are coming into effect this month, including regulations relating to foreign diplomats and policies to support poor students, raise awareness of legal assistance and tighten State control of chemical substances.

A ceremony to open the 2016-2017 academic year was held in schools nationwide at 7:30 am on September 5.