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.

Thailand`s Public Relations Department (PRD) is offering a Vietnamese language course for its officials in preparation for the ASEAN Community (AC) which is commencing this year.

The National Committee for major events organisation opened a press centre in Hanoi on August 31 at the National Assembly House.

A requiem for over 2 million Vietnamese famine victims who died in 1945 took place in Tien Lang district, the northern city of Hai Phong on August 31.

The Youth destination program themed "I love my fatherland" took place at the square of My Dinh National Sports complex, Hanoi on August 30.

Celebrations for the 70th anniversary of August Revolution and National Day of Vietnam took place in Australia, Angola, the US and Singapore on August 28.

The standing office of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control issued a notice on August 29, asking localities across the country to apply necessary measures to ensure safety for locals in lower areas or flood- and landslide-prone ones.

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Vietnam Directorate for Roads, Vietnam Railways, Vietnam Airlines Corporation, Vietnam National Shipping Lines and other relevant agencies to step up measures to ensure traffic safety and social order while meeting the travel demands of passengers during the upcoming national holiday.

The expatriates were invited by the Foreign Ministry’s Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs as a result of their active involvement in Vietnamese community activities abroad.

Many French and Vietnamese language press dispatches in the period of resistance against the French will be displayed at an exhibition in Hanoi.

The Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) co-chaired a national conference in Hanoi on August 28 to prepare for the 8th ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour, which will be held in Malaysia from October 26-27.

The 2015 Vietnam Culture Week began in Laos on August 28 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day and the 40th anniversary of Laos’.

As many as 100 military doctors and officers of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) who are expected to join United Nations peacekeeping forces will be equipped with basic English skills during a course that opened in Hanoi on August 26.

The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) will officially provide services via mobile phone to better serve the demand of customers, as heard at a workshop in Hanoi on August 26 to announce the result of a research study on the feasibility of the services.

How to enhance the participation of women in politics was the main focus of a workshop co-hosted by the Vietnamese Women`s Union (VWU) and the Asia Foundation in Hanoi on August 25.

Domestic and international experts joined representatives of non-governmental organisations and other stakeholders at a workshop in Hanoi on August 24 to exchange opinions on development planning in Vietnam and feedback on the draft Law on Planning.

The Ministry of Justice was honoured with the Order of Independence, first class, during a ceremony marking its 70th founding anniversary (August 28) in Hanoi on August 24.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam met with 98 outstanding valedictorians from Hanoi`s universities and institutes in Hanoi on August 23.

Authorities in Hanoi have decided to exploit surface water from the Hong (Red) River to ease water shortages and ensure a long-term water source for the city.

Directorate for Roads of Vietnam’s Highway Management Department and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a recent seminar in Hanoi to discuss on applying an intelligent transportation system (ITS) into the highway network in north Vietnam.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) and the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Association (VIFA) co-hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on August 20 to mark Indonesia’s 70th Independence Day (August 17).