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 old Long Bien Bridge not only spans the banks of the Red River but also the memories of Hanoi people.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has designed two one-way routes between Hanoi and HCM City to shorten the flying time.

Doan Van Le, a farmer in Tay Hoa Commune of Trang Bom District in the southern province of Dong Nai, no longer uses pesticides on his crops and now relies exclusively on ants that he breeds.

Hoan Kiem District launched six more walking streets to serve tourists in the Old Quarter on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.

On October 5, Most Venerable Thich Thien Phap, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Shangha (VBS) Executive Council announced a decision on the establishment of the 19-member Vietnam Buddhist Association in Japan for the 2013-2018 term headed by Buddhist nun Thich Tam Tri.

Rong (Dragon) Bridge in the central city of Danang has been listed among top 30 gorgeous bridges over the world by a famous tourism website, Viralnova.

Over 366 pavilions will showcase a wide variety of wares at this year’s four-day 2014 Hanoi Traditional Craft Village Festival set to get underway at the Quan Ngua Sports Palace on October 9.

Can Tho City and seven provinces in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta have been speeding up construction of flood-proof residential clusters and moving people from flood-prone areas into them.

As much as 5.42% of the total population, suffers from diabetes, according to a study conducted with more than 11,000 respondents between the age of 30-69 as part of the 2012 National Diabetes Prevention Project.

The 2014 World Architecture Festival (WAF) has culminated with A21 Studio’s/The Chapel of Vietnamese architect Nguyen Hoa Hiep named building of the year.

According to the Vietnam Astronomy Association– a total lunar eclipse will occur on October 8 and the entire event will be visible in Vietnam.

Da Nang International Airport’s efforts to clean up 80,000m3 of dioxin-contaminated soil and sediments by 2016, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), are running according to schedule.

In the nine months leading up to October there were 18,697 traffic accidents throughout the country resulting in 6,758 deaths and 17,835 serious injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC).

The rate of households living under the poverty line in Vietnam is expected to remain below 5% in 2015 and fall by about 1.5% annually until 2020.

A ceremony to mark the 24th Unification Day of Germany (October 3) took place in Ho Chi Minh City on October 2, hearing hopes for bolstering multifaceted links between the two sides in the future.

Despite low occupancy rates and a drop in the number of Chinese tourists in May and June, high-end hotels in Vietnam showed increases in room rates and revenue per room in the first half of the year, according to consulting firm Grant Thornton Vietnam.

JTC former President Tamio Kakinuma and other key executives admitted to the charge of bribing officials in several countries, including Vietnam.

Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) and the Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB) have assented to a cooperation agreement with respect to the telecommunication of radio and television broadcasting.

The fifth East Seas Congress (ESC) will take place in the central city of Danang from Nov.17-21, announced the city People’s Committee on Oct. 1.

A recent report shows that consumption of products made from wild species is on the rise recently in Vietnam due to superstitions about the uses and lack of standard regulations.