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.

An alarming increase in the number of labour related accidents since the beginning of this year has emphasised the importance of improving awareness of the responsibility of employers, employees and the public about labour safety.

With a happiness index of 5.091 points, Vietnam ranks 96th among 157 countries and territories in the World Happiness Report 2016.

An alarming increase in the number of labour related accidents since the beginning of this year has emphasised the importance of improving awareness of the responsibility of employers, employees and the public about labour safety.

The Prime Minister has approved a project to develop the resources of cadres who are of ethnic minority origin in state management and public services in the new age.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, head of the State Steering Committee for the National Mine Action Programme, has agreed to set up the Mine Action Partnership Group.

A total of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta and Central Highland regions have announced an emergency state of drought and saline intrusion, reported Nhan dan newspaper.

The Youth Union’s Central Committee said at the press conference on March 14, the top 10 Outstanding Vietnamese Youth awards 2015 will be honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi Friendship Palace on March 21.

The Vietnam-US Society and the Veterans for Peace – US chapter organised a seminar in Hanoi on March 15, with the focus on Vietnam-US relations, the role of veterans in the reconciliation process, and issues related to war bombs and mines, and Agent Orange/dioxin.

In response to the 2016 Earth Hour campaign, Hanoi will hold the event at the August Revolution Square in the evening of March 19.

Thousands of households living on the corridor of Red River dyke system in Hanoi will likely be moved as part of the flood prevention plan, authorities and experts have said.

Hanoi`s Union of Friendship Organisations and the municipal Department of Tourism in collaboration with Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and People`s Committee of Me Linh District held a spring tour in Hanoi on March 13.

The Prime Minister on March 12 issued an instruction requesting imperative measures to cope with saline intrusion in the Mekong Delta.

The Government has issued a decree on adjustments and supplements to Decree 79/2012/ND-CP dated October 5, 2012 instructing tightened management for art performances, fashion shows, beauty contests and recording business.

The project on developing green urban areas aims to improve and expand traffic networks and infrastructure, and creat a driving force for urban development in commerce, services and tourism for participating provinces.

A dissemination workshop on Nutrition & Food Security in uplands of Thailand and Vietnam was held on March 10 by the HealthBridge Vietnam (HBV) in Hanoi.

French Ambassador to Vietnam Jean Noel Poirier visited and presented flowers for female workers of Hanoi Urban Environment Company on March 8.

The International Kangaroo Math Contest, that is jointly organised by the Innovative Education Group (IEG) and the Centre for Education Research and Application (CERA) under the Vietnam National University Hanoi branch, will take place in Hanoi and HCM City on March 20 for the first time.

The Northwestern mountainous region has the highest number of poor and near-poor households, which account for more than half of its total households, according to preliminary outcomes of a recent survey.

The Nhan dan (People) newspaper, the official organ of the Party Central Committee, celebrated 65 years of its first issue (March 11, 1951) and was granted with the Independence Order (first class) for its dedication, on March 9.

Hanoi People’s Committee in collaboration with the national broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV) will hold a ceremony to announce March 15 as Vietnamese Consumer Rights Day on March 12 at the International Conference Centre in Hanoi. The ceremony will be broadcast live on VTV2.