Hanoi streets splashed with color in celebration of CPV's 95th anniversary
The streets of Hanoi are aglow with color as the city celebrates the 95th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 - February 3, 2025).
21:16, 2025/02/06
Reviving To Lich River: Replenishing water from Red River and West lakes
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.
20:08, 2025/01/31
Thousands flock to Van Mieu for calligraphy tradition
Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam, one of Hanoi's most important cultural landmarks, attracts thousands of visitors each Tet.
19:56, 2025/01/31
National Assembly promotes inclusive social assistance for all: UNFPA
Vietnam has made remarkable strides in developing a comprehensive, life-cycle, and gender-transformative social protection system.
13:31, 2015/02/03
Mekong Delta 2015 Forum opens in HCM City
A large number of policy makers and domestic and foreign experts and scientists gathered at a forum in HCM City on February 2 - 3 to discuss sustainable development for the Mekong Delta region in the context of climate change.
14:13, 2015/02/02
New policies take effect in February
New policies include regulations on re-arrangement of agriculture companies, sanctions against irresponsible cadres and public employees, foreign langue teaching, technology transfer, banking system safety.
13:14, 2015/02/02
Vietnamese architectural works among top five finalists
Four architectural works of Vietnamese company Vo Trong Nghia Architects has been listed among top 5 finalists in each category of the Building of the Year Award which was selected by the US magazine ArchDaily.
15:18, 2015/01/30
Foreign ministry pledges assistance for foreign media
The Foreign Ministry will continue assisting foreign media this year to bring a realistic picture of Vietnam to the world, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Minh Khoi told a gathering of foreign reporters and press attachés in Hanoi on January 29.
10:47, 2015/01/30
Vietnam literature reaches out to faraway places
Vietnamese literature shined brightly in the spotlight at the opening of the 39th International Kolkata Book Fair in India, one of the world’s three largest international book fairs.
08:47, 2015/01/30
Hanoi expands methadone treatment for drug addicts
Two rehab centres using the methadone treatment method were opened at the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Centre and Hospital 09 in Hanoi on January 27.
14:41, 2015/01/28
Populations of rare langur found in Quang Binh mountain
Rare Ha Tinh langurs were found on a mountain in central Quang Binh, according to the local Forest Ranger Department.
13:28, 2015/01/27
Coastal forest coverage to reach 19.5% by 2020
The PM has approved the Plan on coastal forest protection and development in response to climate change in the 2015-2020 phase.
13:27, 2015/01/27
Scientists call for prompt action to protect Yok Don National Park
The dipterocarp forest ecosystem is being devastated in Yok Don National Park, and animals there are being killed day and night.
15:55, 2015/01/26
VND4,000 billion for 28 million disadvantaged children
Over the past two decades, the Vietnam Children’s Fund (VCF) has raised more than VND4,000 billion to support more than 28 million disadvantaged children across the country.
17:11, 2015/01/24
Illegal aquaculture threatens Ha Long Bay
Efforts to prevent local residents from living on houseboats in Ha Long Bay have largely failed due to a lack of aquaculture planning and management. Their continued presence has some concerned that they will continue to contribute to Ha Long Bay`s growing pollution problem.
14:50, 2015/01/22
Vietnam steps up climate change adaptation efforts
Vietnam is making substantial efforts to fulfil its National Target Programme to Respond to Climate Change in 2015, hoping to assess the phenomenon’s impacts on each sector and locality and ultimately design a feasible action plan to counteract these effects.
16:59, 2015/01/21
Students in Australia raise money for the needy
As TET approaches many Vietnamese students in Australia have turned their thoughts to the homeland and are raising money for victims of Agent Orange and the needy.
16:05, 2015/01/20
PM approves nearly $141mln for climate change projects
The Prime Minister has approved the allocation of 3,000 billion VND or 140.6 million USD from the State budget in 2015 for climate change projects.
20:47, 2015/01/19
VN strictly deals with drug trafficking
Viet Nam severely deals with drug smuggling and transporting activities and is an active nation in collaboration with other countries in combating and preventing drug crimes.
14:42, 2015/01/18
Gov’t calls for raising poverty threshold
Deputy PM Vu Van Ninh has called for raising the national poverty line in accordance with international standards in the years to come during a recent meeting of the Central Steering Committee for Sustainable Reduction.
15:27, 2015/01/15
High costs put firms off green technologies
Businesses will have to "seriously apply" environmentally-friendly technologies if the Lien Chieu Industrial Zone (IZ) is to reduce its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by five per cent by 2020.
17:17, 2015/01/14
More women in management is good for business
New ILO study shows that Vietnam ranks 76th out of 108 countries in proportion of women managers at 23 %.
11:48, 2015/01/14
New regulations of Law on Enterprises
Decision rights on the number of legal representatives, quantity and content of corporate seals, changes in business registration procedures, etc., are several highlights prescribed in the Law on Enterprises 2014.
11:46, 2015/01/14
Products shaped like goats sell well for Lunar New Year
Many Vietnamese have been buying bank notes, souvenirs and interior decor items with a goat-like shape or images of a goat, preparing to welcome the new lunar year, the year of the goat.