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 programme Promoting Gender Equality in Vietnam was held in Hanoi on October 20 for Vietnamese Women’s Day. More than 1,000 young and students participated in the programme to share ideas for initiatives and practical activities to promote gender equality and eliminate discrimination against women.

The Vietnam Veterans’ Association of Korea (VVAK) met with authorities of Quang Nam province in Tam Ky city on October 20 to discuss the building of a Korean cultural centre in the central locality.

Under the directive of Director of Hanoi Department of Police, about 200 mobile policemen were stationed along traffic routes during rush hours in the city from October 19 and were run through February 28, 2016.

Vietnam always considers the ensuring water security is not only imperative but also a long-term mission for the national sustainable development, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai said at the 4th International Symposium and Exhibition on Vietnam Water Cooperation Initiative (VACI 2015) held in Hanoi on October 19.

Malnutrition has greatly contributed to Vietnamese people’s shortness compared with other countries in Asia and Europe, according to the National Institute of Nutrition.

General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Head Nguyen Bich Lam emphasised the need for statisticians to be independent and objective to ensure the quality of the numbers they produce.

In response to the “I love my homeland” movement, the Vietnam Youth Federation launched the Winter Volunteer Campaign 2015 and Spring Volunteer Campaign 2016 in the northern province of Lang Son on October 18.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has given 15 provinces and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 185 billion VND (8.3 million USD) to support forest fire prevention and control.

The Border Guard Command under the Ministry of Defence will implement e-immigration at all sea ports across the country by 2018, said Vice Head of the Border Guard Management Department Le Anh Tuan

A conference to honour 260 outstanding presidents of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) chapters in communes, wards and towns in the 2010-2015 period was held in Hanoi on October 17.

​As an inter-governmental organisation, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) is willing to offer technical and financial support for Vietnam in its efforts to eradicate poverty.

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in collaboration with the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) held a ceremony to mark the 35th World Food Day (October 16) in northern Lao Cai province on October 15.

The directorate for roads in Vietnam plans to use a coach station management software programme nationwide following a successful trial in the central city of Da Nang.

According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Dong Nai province announced at the meeting on October 15, as many as 4,730 households in the locality will be resettled to make room for construction of the Long Thanh international airport.

Hanoi is taking in a wide range of steps to better the lives of the elderly, who account for a growing proportion of its population.

“Water and Life” and “For Clean Water Resources” have been named as the winners of the Water and Sanitation Photo Contest 2015, co-organised by the World Bank (WB) in Vietnam and VNPhoto- an online forum for photography lovers.

The Ministry of Information and Communications in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training organise a ceremony to launch the 45th Universal Postal Union (UPU) national letter writing contest at the Tran Dang Ninh secondary school in Nam Dinh province on October 14.

The Vietnam Bar Federation (VBF) should focus on training lawyers in international consultancy and litigation, President Truong Tan Sang said on October 13 at a ceremony celebrating the 70th traditional day of Vietnamese lawyers (October 10).

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam, in collaboration with the international nongovernmental organisation Oxfam, held a seminar entitled “Between prestige and mechanism: The people’s participation and local elections in Vietnam” in Hanoi on October 13.

In anticipation of the formation of the ASEAN Community at the end of this year – which is expected to generate 14 million jobs in 2025, Vietnam and many other regional countries are taking cautious steps to access the “open” labour market.