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 delegation from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) headed by Vice President Mai Duc Chinh had a working session with President Kim Dong-Man and Secretary General Lee Jung-Sik of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions (FKTU) on September 15 in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

Hanoi`s household poverty rate decreased from 18.55 percent in 2011 to 5 percent in 2014.

The ASEAN Youth Forum 2015 will be held in HCM City from September 17-19 attended by seven ASEAN member countries, including Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Thai Land and Vietnam.

Most undocumented migrant workers have no access to social and health insurance, as heard during a workshop held in Hanoi on September 15.

Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) and the United Nations Volunteer Programme held a ceremony to launch the 5th National Volunteer Awards in Hanoi on September 15.

The People’s Committee of northern Quang Ninh province unveiled a monument to cosmonaut hero Gherman Titov on an island in Ha Long Bay on September 14.

“Beyond K-Food, On your Table”, the K-Food Fair 2015, has given cuisine aficionados in Vietnam a chance to taste traditional dishes from the Republic of Korea (RoK) during its organisation in Hanoi from September 11-13.

A ceremony to launch the 2015 communications campaign to use safe helmet was held in Hanoi on September 12 with the participation of more than 4,000 youth and traffic police.

The National Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control issued a dispatch on September 13 directing localities and ministries to deploy plans in response to a tropical low pressure which is predicted to develop into a storm and slash coastal provinces from Quang Ninh to Binh Thuan.

A raft of disadvantaged children have benefited from the project “Comprehensive Care for Orphans, Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Special Needs”, as heard at a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 11.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has asked localities to improve their response plans for severe storms before September 20 to send to ministries and relevant agencies.

Da Nang has officially begun building its provincial-version of the 2050 Energy and Emissions Calculator model, as heard during a workshop held in central Da Nang City on September 9.

Children’s rights in terms of information access and group establishments were the focus of a forum held in Hanoi on September 10.

Vehicles now can move freely between Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia following a ceremony held at the Hoa Lu (Vietnam) and Trapeang Sre (Cambodia) border gates on September 9.

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese Bilingual School in Vientiane, Laos commenced the 2015 - 2016 school year with an official ceremony held on September 8.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and government officials attended a ceremony in Hanoi on September 7 celebrating the 45th anniversary of Vietnam Television (VTV)’s first broadcast.

Ministry of Home Affairs recently announced the Public Administrative Reform Index (PAR Index) 2014. Accordingly, Da Nang city continued to top the list with 92.54%. Hai Phong city ranked the second and the capital city of Hanoi was the runner up, reaching over 91% of the reform completion criteria.

In a recent official dispatch, the education and training ministry ordered education departments and schools to expand the health insurance programme for achieving universal coverage among students and pupils.

A gala marking the 18th founding anniversary of the Vietnamese Dynamic Students Association (VDS) in the Australian state of New South Wales took place in Sydney city on September 4.

The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macao (China) hosted a banquet on September 3 to celebrate the 70 th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19 ) and National Day (September 2).