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.

​Viet Nam recorded more than 25,300 traffic accidents this year, dropping by more than 4,000 cases compared with last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

​Overloaded trucks will no longer be a public concern next year, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang said in a conference on Wednesday in Ha Noi.

​Christmas atmosphere was covering every corner of streets across the country on December 24. All people, being Catholics, Protestants or not, flocked to churches in the Christmas night to celebrate a merry Christmas and a happy New Year 2015.

​Ha Noi has agreed to construct 16 apartment buildings in the Viet Hung Urban area to resettle 26,200 residents of Hoan Kiem District`s Old Quarter.

The World Bank (WB)’s Board of Executive Directors on December 24 approved US$450 million in loans and credits to Second Ho Chi Minh City Environmental Sanitation Project.

Lawmakers discussed the draft amendment to the Civil Code yesterday morning at a National Assembly Standing Committee meeting.

​Anti-corruption initiatives can only succeed with support from the people, participants at a conference heard yesterday.

​More than 7.5 million people in four cities, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Can Tho and HCM City, have been the direct and indirect beneficiaries of the Viet Nam Urban Upgrading Project, which was carried out over the past 10 years.

​Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on ministries and other Government agencies to tighten market controls and take steps to ensure social safety and security during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays in 2015.

​The film Khoc Nguoc (Crying Inside Out) from the 17 Production team won first prize in the short-film competition of the Breaking Down Barriers event held on Sunday by HCM City`s Disability Research and Capacity Development Centre (DRD).

​Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung yesterday urged police nationwide to step up vigilance next year against the nefarious designs of hostile and criminal forces.

​Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has called on all Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) member countries to manage and use Mekong River water resources in a sustainable and responsible manner.

​National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order yesterday to the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) company.

Hanoi Party Committee has agreed plans to hold a fireworks display on the occasion of 2015 Lunar New Year’s Eve and some great holidays in 2015.

​HCM City plans to attract more scientists with a new policy raising scientists` State-paid wages to VND150 million (US$7,140) per month.

Around 700 work-related deaths are reported each year, but not all of the victims` families are compensated. This year the country`s Labour Accident Insurance Fund is running a surplus, said a labour expert, raising questions as to what could explain the discrepancy.

​Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh said that Ha Giang province needs to solve its ethnic minority land issues, especially for those living in the province`s poorest areas, yesterday at the province`s Second Ethnic Minority Peoples Congress.

Vietnam`s population reached 90,493,352 people, including 44,618,668 males (49.3%) and 45,874,684 females (50.7%).

​The Belgian Government will provide EUR6.2 million for Vietnam to improve the quality of its human resources.

​ Localities in northern mountainous provinces have instructed farmers to protect their cattle from the ongoing cold spell, which is forecast to last until late this week.