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.

A scientific workshop on sharing regional integration process experiences of Vietnam and Spain opened in Hanoi on November 19.

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 18 to announce the decision appointing Anoa Suzanne Dussol Perran as Vietnam’s tourism Ambassador to France and present her an "For the cause of culture, sports and tourism" insignia.

KTĐT - As part of the 5th East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress, the workshop also looked into how these subsectors of the maritime industry are able to balance the increasing demand for its services with environmental sustainability. 

Gamuda Land Vietnam in collaboration with Vietnam Heart Beat Fund will hold the charity "Run for the Heart 2015" in Gamuda City, Yen So Park, Hanoi on December 6 to raise funds for poor children suffering from congenital heart disease across the country.

Da Lat University in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong presented the Honorary Professor title Yoo Tae Hyun, former Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Vietnam, on November 18 at a ceremony in Da Lat city.

Under the influence of El Nino, Hanoi has witnessed a remarkablely reduced amount of rain from January to October 31, about 212.9mm less than 2014. Hanoi Agriculture and Rural Development Department asked irrigation companies to implement drought-prevention plans for each area.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently unveiled 10 outstanding achievements the sector made between 2010 and 2015 to mark the ministry’s 70th founding anniversary.

The New Zealand Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 16 to present the New Zealand - ASEAN Award to four Vietnamese individuals for their efforts in promoting the Vietnam-New Zealand ties.

As many as 900 communes have yet to hand over their low-voltage grids to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) corporation, even though the deadline for the transfer is the end of this year, Le Van Chuyen, Deputy Head of EVN`s Business Department said.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) celebrated the 65th anniversary of its traditional day (November 17) in Hanoi on November 16.

The Ministry of Transport and the central city of Danang city held a groundbreaking ceremony to commence the construction of a new terminal at the Da Nang International Airport on November 15.

Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 15 to commemorate the victims of fatal road traffic accidents and call for people’s higher road sense.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) held a ceremony to mark the VFF’s 85th founding anniversary (November 18) and launch the “All people unite to build new -style rural areas and civilised urban areas” drive in Hanoi on November 15.

Labour exports jumped 9.1% year-on-year to 99,400 workers for the first 10 months of the year, surpassing the annual target for 2015 by 4.65%, according to the Overseas Labour Management Department (OLMD).

The World Bank on November 12 approved a 200 million USD credit to help more than 5 million people living in the poorest rural and mountainous areas of Vietnam access gain improved access to sanitation and water supply.

Over 100 Vietnamese and Swedish education managers and experts shared experience on public policy-management in university education on November 12 in Hanoi.

The revised Press Law spells out certain provisions of the 2013 Constitution and creates a legal framework in which the press can develop healthily and effectively in the right direction.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Australian Embassy in Vietnam co-chaired a forum to discuss measures to ensure food safety in Hanoi on November 11.

A memorandum of understanding on cooperation in solving wartime landmine and unexploded ordnance (UXO) impacts was signed between the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre (VNMAC) and the US’s Golden West Humanitarian Foundation on November 9.

Transport safety has been taught in an appealing way through the use of marionettes at an event held for 2,000 students and their parents at Tan Tuc Primary School in Ho Chi Minh City`s Binh Chanh district.