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.

Vietnamese communities around the world have organised a number of celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Liberation of South Vietnam and National Reunification, which falls on April 30.

President Truong Tan Sang attended a ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the Hung Kings, the legendary founders of Vietnam, in the northern midland province of Phu Tho on April 28 (the 10th day of the third lunar month).

The Vietnamese Embassy to India has contacted six out of a total 20 Vietnamese nationals who were travelling in Nepal at time of the deadly earthquake on April 25, Minister Counsellor of the embassy Tran Quang Tuyen said on April 26.

As the monsoon season approaches, Hanoi authorities have developed several scenarios to cope with flooding to protect people and their produce.

Vocational training for rural workers in greater Hanoi has not only helped economic restructuring, but created jobs for thousands of people in rural areas.

Vietnamese and foreign scientists, journalism researchers and reporters gathered at an international conference in Hanoi on April 24 to talk theory and reality of war journalism.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) will use all its resources to ensure sufficient supplies during the dry season, said National Load Dispatch Centre Vice Director Vu Xuan Khu.

According to the National Hydro-Meteorology Service, the El Nino pattern in 2015 will have a negative impact on disaster risk and hydro-meteorological changes in Vietnam, drought may be severe in some districts in southern central provinces.

The South African Embassy in Hanoi celebrated the 21st anniversary of the country’s Freedom Day (April 27) with a ceremony on the evening of April 22.

Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai on April 18 inspected river systems in the south and west of Hanoi with a view to initiating measures that will restore water flows and reduce pollution.

An art performance programme was held in Hanoi on April 18 to encourage the people with disabilities who do their best to overcome their difficulties in life.

Vice Director of the US organisation “Veterans for Peace (VFP)” Chuck Searcy and his delegation visited Vietnam to consolidate Vietnam – US cooperation in addressing the difficulties facing Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin victims.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Construction Bui Pham Khanh and Japanese Deputy Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Kazuhiko Aoki signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on developing human resources in the construction sector in Tokyo on April 16.

This is confirmed by representative of the Hanoi Electricity Corporation at a press briefing held by the Propaganda Department of Hanoi Party Committee on April 14.

A conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 14 to honour those who made significant contributions to the victory of the Ho Chi Minh campaign in the spring of 1975, liberating the south and reunifying the nation (April 30, 1975).

Through effectively implementing policies and practical measures in recent years, Hanoi has helped improve the quality of life of orphans and the disabled.

The Prime Minister has approved a national project to reform textbooks and curriculum for schools. The project will cost about 36 million USD, much lower than a 1.7-billion- USD proposal made in 2014.

Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in conjunction with the the Association in Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans, and Vietnam Television will organize the 12th charitable art programme themed “One Heart-One World” in HCM City on April 17 to call the community’s support for Vietnam disabled day.

A project on modernising the disaster warning and forecast system of the northeastern region’s hydro-meteorological station will benefit from non-refundable aid of the Republic of Korea’s Government.

Employment demand for smartphone engineers surged and made up 14 percent of the orders placed by employers at Navigos Search in the first quarter of this year, the biggest proportion of total demand in the period.