Taking the water from the Red River and the West Lake to clean To Lich River is just one piece of the puzzle. Drastic actions are needed to keep the environment clean and green.

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.

The Prime Minister has approved an additional grant of 69 million euros for the Hanoi Train Station-Nhon urban metro rail project that will be borrowed from the French Development Agency (AFD).

Vietnam`s population rose at a rate of approximately 1%, with 2.1 children born per woman, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Viet Tien said at the conference held in Hanoi on January 14 to review the performances of the population and family planning sector in 2015.

Customs officials at Noi Bai International Airport are strengthening inspections of passengers, luggage and cargo from all flights arriving at the airport.

Wanderlust Tips, a bilingual tourism publication for travellers, will be presented to readers on January 15.

Up to 3,542 people nationwide have registered to donate their organs and tissue after they die as by December 31, 2015, according to the National Centre for Coordinating Human Organ Transplants.

The upgrades to 44 bridges on the North-South railway route have been completed 8 months ahead of schedule, according to the Railway Project Management Unit under the Ministry of Transport on January 14.

Hanoi People`s Committee has approved the project on capacity building and technology training to reduce clean water loss in the city funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

The Foreign Ministry held a meeting in Hanoi on January 11 with foreign journalists and press attachés of foreign representative offices in Vietnam on the occasion of the New Year 2016.

Professionals in eight occupations now have an opportunity to leapfrog to the forefront of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and earn significantly higher wages and salaries, carving out a better life for themselves and their families.

A credit policy that allows families who have just escaped from poverty within the last three years to receive preferential loans is proving effective in localities nationwide.

HCM City is waiting for approval from the Government to expand a chain of software parks including into other provinces following the success of its Quang Trung Software City.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh has called on localities nationwide to pledge to stop brutal and violent festivals which often take place after Lunar New Year Holiday.

Photos and paintings capturing Vietnam and its people are on display in Beijing, China, starting from January 11.

Activities to mark the start of the Traffic Safety Year 2016 took place in Hanoi on January 9, which aims to raise public awareness of observance of traffic rules.

The construction of a traditional house of the Military Command of the capital city of Vientiane, Laos, began on January 7, as a gift from the High Command of Hanoi capital city.

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) said its total capital for operations in 2015 reached 147,000 billion VND and its total outstanding debt gained nearly 143,000 billion VND, up more than 10% compared to 2014.

Representatives of the Ministries of Public Security and National Defence met in Hanoi on January 7 to review their coordination in national defence and security, and ensuring social order and safety over the past five years.

On the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016, the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) Central Committee in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Communications and the National Humanitarian Portal 1400 recently launched the “Tet for poor people and Agent Orange/dioxin victims” campaign.

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) should continue playing a crucial role in supplying adequate electricity for the economy while taking the lead in the development of new and renewable energy sources, said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai.

Hanoi will spend more than 284 billion VND to present gifts to policy beneficiaries and impoverished households on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2016, according to the municipal Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.