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 nearly 74 billion VND, or about 3.29 million USD, in financial support for the Vietnam Rubber Group which has employed many ethnic minority workers from underprivileged, mountainous areas in 2014.

An online conference on traffic safety in the first nine months of this year was held in Hanoi on October 2. Addressing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assigned the Ministry of Public Security to implement strict measures to crack down on traffic safety violations.

The Government has agreed on suspending the collection of the controversial road maintenance fees from motorbike users starting in 2016 after public criticism said the fee was unfair.

According to the Vietnam Women`s Union (VWU) at a press conference in Hanoi on October 1, various activities will be organised across the country to mark 85th anniversary of founding of the VWU, October 20.

According to the recent memorandum of cooperation signed between Vietnam Railways Corporation (VNR) and Hanoi Telecom Corporation, Railway Box - a system of online services on handheld devices will be set up to better serve passengers.

A World Bank delegation held a working session in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on September 30 with relevant agencies and local authorities to review the implementation of the Northern Mountainous Urban Programme in Thai Nguyen city.

The Vietnamese Government is keen to share information and build a coordination mechanism with the Republic of Korea in the search for soldiers missing in action during wartime.Deputy Defence Minister Nguyen Thanh Cung made the remark at a working session with his RoK counterpart Baek Seung Joo in Seoul on September 30, the Quan doi Nhan dan newspaper reported.

Environmental protection is both the target and basic content of sustainable development, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the fourth National Conference on the Environment in Hanoi on September 30.

Vietnam`s economic reforms have brought impressive achievements in the country`s agricultural sector, as farm production more than tripled in the 1990-2013 period, increasing rural incomes, reducing poverty and sending agricultural exports growth.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 29 to honour 50 organisations and 20 individuals for their outstanding contributions to environmental protection in the 2011-2015 period.

The Trust Fund for Forests (TFF) has received 28.9 million out of the 29.04 million EUR pledged by international donors, according to TFF’s Deputy Director Pham Hong Luong.

International Driving Permits (IDPs), which allow the holder to drive a private vehicle overseas, will officially be available to Vietnamese nationals and foreigners from October 1 onwards, according to Deputy Head of the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam (DRVN) Nguyen Van Quyen.

Vietnamese expatriates, their spouses and children are able to enter Vietnam without visas as stipulated in a decree recently issued by the government.

Vietnam needs to focus on training human resources (HR) to meet the requirements of the sectors the country places priority on development, said Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Vice Director Nguyen Thi Tue Anh at a seminar in Hanoi on September 29.

The book "Vietnam and Japan: Cultural Exchange" was honoured as the best research book at the recent award ceremony for the Good Book Awards 2015 held in HCM City.

The Prime Minister has agreed to invest building 25 new bridges to improve national transport through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) loan.

The organising board of the 2015 Vietnam Mountain Marathon, which ended in Sa Pa, the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai on September 27, handed over 200 million VND (9,100 USD) to Operation Smile, a non-profit organisation.

A ceremony open a 52-kilometre section of the expressway linking Hanoi and the northern port city of Hai Phong was held in the northern province of Hung Yen on September 26.

People whose have less than 4/10 vision, even with glasses, will not be allowed to ride 50cc to 175cc motorcycles in Vietnam.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) recently held a workshop in Hanoi discussing the implementation of the second phase of a European Union-funded Vietnam Health Sector Policy Support Program titled HSPSP-2.