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 Central Committee of Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the National Committee for Traffic Safety held a press conference on June 15 to introduce 38 voluntary teams working to ensure traffic safety during the national high school graduation exam 2015.

The Administration of Technical Infrastructure under the Ministry of Construction (MoC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on June 15 conducted a workshop to disseminate the three legal documents on drainage and sewerage.

Wind farms came one step closer to becoming a reality in Vietnam on June 12 with the signing of an agreement by Germany to fund a EUR6.9 million project to have them in operation by the end of 2018.

At the press conference held in Hanoi on June 11, Remi Genevey, Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) in Vietnam affirmed that Vietnam received record funding from AFD in 2014 for some development projects.

The building of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community and Vietnam’s participation in the process was the focus of a seminar held in Hanoi on June 10.

Implementing solutions of energy supply in this summer, Hanoi`s Energy Corporations (EVN Hanoi) will continue to maintain well the inspection of technical and operational management, and power supply in June 2015.

Hanoi’s Department of Health held a meeting to mark the ASEAN Dengue Day (June 15) in Tan Trieu village, Thanh Tri district on June 6.

The national meeting in response to the World Environment Day (June 5) was held by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Vietnam Farmer’s Association and the Vietnam Association of the Elderly in the northern province of Vinh Phuc on June 5.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with Ministries of Natural Resources and Environment and Agriculture and Rural Development held an Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on strengthening concerted action on water management through post-2015 development agenda in the province of Ben Tre on June 4.

The national one-stop shop (OSS) customs portal has been extended to the ministries of public health; agriculture and rural development; and natural resources and environment.

According to the National Centre for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, the heat wave will return to the northern region in the next two days, with day temperatures hovering between 35-38 degree C.

The Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneers’ Union’s Central Council said that the 8th National Congress of Uncle Ho’s Good Nephews and Nieces will take place from June 10-13 in Hanoi and central Nghe An province.

Some events have been held around the country on Children’s Day June 1 this year in an attempt to call on the community to better protect and care for children health.

In response to World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the 2015 National No Tobacco Week, a meeting was organised at the Hanoi National University of Education on May 29.

On May 27, the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Communication and Education and the Central Steering Committee for External Information Services held a ceremony to present the first ever National External Information Service Awards 2014 (in the field of press).

The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Hanoi Health Department on May 25 launched the National Micro-nutrient Day themed "Micro-nutrient necessary for child growth and development" at Binh Yen A Kindergarten in Thach That district.

The development of Vietnam 40 years since the end of the war in the country was the focus of a recent Berlin workshop co-hosted by the Rosa – Luxembourg Foundation in Brandendburg and German international policy research magazine WeltTrends.

The “Green One UN House”, the first green UN building in the world, was inaugurated in Hanoi on May 23, showing Vietnam’s strong commitment to the work of the United Nations.

Vietnam should bolster activities to cope with climate change by including strategic investments in low-carbon growth in socio-economic development and budget planning in the next five years.

A statue of the late President Ho Chi Minh was unveiled in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on May 19 on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary.