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 Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) organised a workshop entilted “Urban – regional plans and development in the European Union and policy suggestions for Vietnam” in Hanoi on September 25, gathering experts from Vietnam, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands.

Hanoi People`s Committee held a Full Moon Festival at the Hoai Duc cultural sports center on September 24.

Vietnam’s remarkable successes in realising the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were highlighted at a press conference in Hanoi on September 24.

The 2015 Information and Communications Technology (ICT) outlook seminar to discuss solutions to urban transportation was held in HCM City on September 24.

The online Economic & Urban newspaper held an online seminar with the theme "Measures to limit the traffic jam" on September 24.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations held a ceremony in Hanoi on September 23 to present the Vietnamese President’s Friendship Medal to Edward Danielraj Selvanayagam, the former National Director of World Vision Vietnam (WVV).

The 4th Annual South East Asia Airport Expansion Summit will take place at the Intercontinental Westlake Hotel in Hanoi from September 29 to 30.

The Global Environment Fund (GEF) has funded a project to boost biodiversity preservation in Vietnam through the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations, the Vietnam-Germany Friendship Association held a ceremony to receive the Labour Order (first class) and mark the 40th founding anniversary of the Vietnam - Germany diplomatic ties in Hanoi on September 21.

Using the delivery flight of Vietnam Airlines’ second A350 XWB the Airbus Foundation and the airline recently carried 25 kidney dialysis machines to the Hanoi Nephrology Hospital (Benh Vien Than Hanoi).

The Ministry of Information and Communications launched the ASEAN Vietnam portal in Hanoi on September 21.

Vietnam is quickly finishing the Intended National Determined Contributions to participate in the 21st Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, set to be held in Paris this December.

The modernisation of Vietnam`s railway system is projected to cost about 5.1 billion USD, experts said during an event on detailed plans to upgrade the 1,726 km stretch of the North-South railway from Hanoi to HCM City.

More than 2,000 young adults kicked off an action month to spread the safe driving message on September 19— pledging to make this the safest month ever in Ho Chi Minh City.

Over 100 representatives from central and local archive agencies, museums and libraries received training on skills in selecting and compiling dossier for potential candidates for the world documentary heritage title at a recent workshop in Ho Chi Minh City.

The construction of two sections of the trans-Asian railway, Sai Gon-Loc Ninh and Bien Hoa-Vung Tau, is estimated to cost 77.8 trillion VND (3.46 billion USD), reported the Nhan Dan newspaper.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Vietnam held a ceremony to sign the Emerging Pandemic Threats 2 (EPT-2) Programme in Hanoi on September 16.

At the "Measures to implement the national strategy on green growth" workshop held in Hanoi on September 15, Deputy Prime Minister (PM) Hoang Trung Hai said that green growth is important for Vietnam`s economy despite difficulties with institutional reform and limited resources.

The state-owned Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) and Indo Trans Logistics Corporation (ITL) signed a build-operate-transfer (BOT) deal to build the Yen Vien Railway Logistics Centre in Gia Lam district of Hanoi on September 16.

The General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC) and USAID Governance for Inclusive Growth (USAID GIG) co-organized a seminar on September 17 to update participants on wildlife protection measures throughout Vietnam.