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.

Fifteen people died and another seven were missing in torrential rain that lasted for three days in northern Quang Ninh province.

The Ministry of Education and Training said on July 28 that the minimum score to be considered for university registration is 15 points.

The President expressed his hope that the veterans would continue joining hands with the armed forces and the entire society in protecting and developing the nation.

“Khat Vong Doan Tu” (An aspiration for reunion) art programme will be held at the Defence Ministry’s Hall in Hanoi on July 27 evening to celebrate the 68th War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

Fifty leaders from SOS villages and headmasters of Hermann Gmeiner schools shared experiences in caring disadvantaged children at a July 23 conference in Nha Trang City, central Khanh Hoa province.

The Vietnam Youth Federation said at the press conference on July 21 that the Global Shapers Community, the Vietnamese Students Association in the UK and the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in the US will launch the Connecting VietYouth 2015 (CVY 2015) programme in Hanoi.

An art program themed "Sacred land of mothers" in tribute to war heroes, heroic Vietnamese mothers and those who rendered their services to the revolutionary war was held in the central province of Quang Tri on July 18, on the occasion of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27).

The Prime Minister has issued directions to develop plans of youth development index and a national database on young people.

Korean marriage supporting project was launched in Vi Thanh city, the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on July 16 by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the Vietnamese Women’s Cultural Centre (VWCC) in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

A group of 40 young volunteers from Hanoi are organising various social and community activities under the campaign “Hanoi youth join hands to reinforce friendship with Laos” in Xaythany district in Laos’ Vientiane capital from July 17-21.

Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour Mai Duc Chinh has submitted to the National Salary Council plans to increase the minimum wage by 16-17% in 2016. According to the plan, each minimum wage level for all four of the country`s wage zones will increase from 350,000 VND to 550,000 VND.

A lot of activities took place in Vietnam to mark the International Nelson Mandela Day, July 18.

President Truong Tan Sang has signed the Decision on granting gifts to revolutionary contributors on the occasion of the 68th anniversary of the War Invalids and Martyr’s Day (July 27).

Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hanoi and the Hanoi Youth Federation held a ceremony to launch the volunteer campaign in Xaythany district in Laos’ Vientiane capital on July 15.

On the occasion of the upcoming War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27), Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan offered nearly 200 gifts to contributors to the national revolution on July 12 in northern provinces of Nam Dinh and Ninh Binh.

Foreign Ministry’s State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs said over 160 young Vietnamese expatriates will engage the 2015 Vietnam Summer Camp themed “Proud of Vietnam” from July 13-31.

Officials from Vietnamese labour management agencies and labour consultants were updated on the Employment Permit System (EPS) programme in the Republic of Korea and the country’s new regulations for foreign labourers at a recent workshop in Seoul.

The Department of Overseas Labour under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has reported that as many as 56,173 Vietnamese labourers, including 16,942 women, worked overseas in the first half of this year, a 1.7% increase compared with the same period last year.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs asked provincial-level People’s Committees conduct practical activities to celebrate the 68th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

On the World Population Day, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam has called on the international community and the Vietnamese government to enhance efforts to protect the health and rights of women and girls.