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.

After being rescued from wildlife traffickers, animals at the Cu Chi Wildlife Rescue Station have gradually recovered, thanks to the dedicated caring of scientists at the HCM City site.

Around 250,000 cu.m of soil in Bien Hoa City, the southern province of Dong Nai, are contaminated with dioxin at levels ranging from 1,000 ppt to as high as more than 1 million ppt, it was reported at a workshop in Dong Nai on October 31.

A second legal policy dialogue was held in Hanoi on October 22 at which giving effect to the 2013 Constitution and the requisite amendments and supplements to the Criminal Law were discussed.

HCM City`s Tan Son Nhat Airport will be stretched beyond capacity in the next two years, making construction of the new Long Thanh airport in Dong Nai Province more urgent than ever, experts warn.

South Korea`s Keangnam Corporation has extended an apology to the Government and people of Viet Nam for a crack that appeared across the recently opened Noi Bai-Lao Cai highway.

The plenary session of the Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) conference opened in Hanoi on October 20.

Vietnam’s two major airports of Tan Son Nhat in HCM City and Noi Bai in Hanoi are among the worst in Asia, according to the results of a poll on a website specializing in assessment of airports.

As many underground works, including subways and parking lots, are now under construction in HCM City, the public is questioning the quality and safety of the works, particularly after heavy rains that cause flooding.

A week of Italian will be kicked off at 18 Le Phung Hieu st in Hanoi from October 23-30 as part of the 14th edition of the Global Italian Language Week.

The Honorary Consul General of Finland in HCM City, Phung Anh Tuan, is leading a delegation of diplomats who want to preserve a portion of the Sai Gon Tax Trade Center, which is slated for demolishment this month to make room for a new 40-story building.

The “Helmets for Kids” programme will provide first-grade students at 39 schools in Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Dong Nai provinces with nearly 5,100 helmets as part of its effort to increase traffic safety for students and save lives.

Attacks on forest rangers are increasing, Inspection and Legislation Division director under the MARD`s Ranger Department Nguyen Xuan Thang tells Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today).

Today is the United Nations’ International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, which provides an occasion to reflect on Vietnam’s record and its long-term agenda for poverty reduction and inclusive growth.

Two Vietnamese fishermen were shot when Filipino pirates attempted to seize their vessel near Kudat town in Sabah, East Malaysia, on the Northern Tip of Borneo.

International experience in implementing policies on climate change adaptation was shared at a conference held in Nha Trang city in the central province of Khanh Hoa on October 16.

The 2014 World Disasters Report was released in Hanoi on October 16 as part of activities to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction.

Viet Nam should train more young people in underwater archaeology research, said Mark Staniforth from La Trobe University of Australia at the International Symposium on Underwater Archaeology in Viet Nam and Southeast Asia, held in Quang Ngai Province yesterday, Oct 15.

Vietnam’s national flag was hoisted at a solemn ceremony in the Korean city of Incheon on October 15, marking the official presence of the Vietnamese sport delegation to the second Asian Para Games.

Businesses that evade paying social insurance premiums for workers should be punished more harshly, the deputy general-director of Vietnam Social Insurance, Do Van Sinh, said at a meeting on October 15.

A total of VND52.433 billion (US$2.5 million) was raised to support needy households in Hanoi at the launch of the campaign “Days for the Poor” Month on October 15.