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.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has demanded the Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) in collaboration with Quang Ninh People`s Committee to settle consequences of a recent coal mining accident in the locality.

The Hanoi Party Committee hosted a meeting on August 19 to mark the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution.

An exhibition on 70 years of building a government of the people, by the people and for the people (1945-2015) opened at the Hanoi Museum on August 19.

The National Assembly (NA) Office held a ceremony to hand over a relic site of the NA Standing Board in the northern Tuyen Quang province to the local authorities for management on August 15.

Vietnam`s cyclo was named in the list of the 30 most unique modes of transport which has been published by the US website Boredpanda.

KTĐT - According to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN)’s Hanoi Power Corporation, it is working to ensure a stable electricity supply during celebrations of the 70th August Revolution ( August 19 ) and Independence Day (September 2). 

A three-day workshop opened in Ho Chi Minh City on August 13, highlighting the building of trade unions in garment and footwear sectors.

Hanoi’s Department of Public Security began bike patrol at 12 wards in urban districts in the city on a trial basis from August 12.

According to the Vietnam Youth Union, Hanoi Chapter, a flag raising ceremony will be organised at the My Dinh National Sports Complex on August 30 to mark the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

An 18-day training course opened in Hanoi on August 11 to enhance teachers’ capacity of teaching their mother tongue to Vietnamese expatriate communities all over the world.

Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Ltd and the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) signed a funding agreement for the 4th "Vi anh mat tre tho" (For Children’s Eyes) project on August 10. Prudential will fund VND1.6 billion for activities of the project.

Vietnam will be one of the countries benefiting greatly from the ASEAN Economic Community, scheduled to be formed at the end of this year, in terms of employment growth and labour productivity improvement, an official said at a recent workshop in Hanoi.

​ The USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), a hospital ship, is headed for the Danang Port where it will complete a 12 day humanitarian mission on August 17-28 as part of the on-going US Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2015 (PP15) mission.

On August 4, after working in the northeastern coastal province of Quang Ninh to check the impacts of flooding, President Truong Tan Sang visited the family with 8 deaths by landslides in Cao Thang ward, Ha Long city.

According to the information announced at a conference in HCM City on August 3, labour inspections will be deployed in 150 garment enterprises in 12 provinces and cities nationwide.

Ongoing rains and floods have left another seven dead or injured in the northern provinces of Dien Bien, Lai Chau and Son La, reported the Office of the National Steering Committee on Disaster Prevention and Control on August 2.

As many as 280 tourists out of some 1,500 those stranded in Co To Island in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh were brought back to the mainland on July 30, reported Chairman of the People`s Committee of Co To Island District Hoang Ba Nam.

The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) sent urgently needed aid amounting to VND160 million (US$7,330) on July 29 to victims of the three-day torrential rain in north-eastern Quang Ninh province.

Vietnam is determined to fight human trafficking, said Deputy Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang on July 29 in response to reporters’ questions on a global human trafficking report issued by the US Department of State.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a US$2.1 million project on controlling human health threats funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).