Vietnam looks to reduce the rate of poor households by nearly 2 percent each year and grant assistance to 95 percent of needy children between 2014 and 2020.

A special concert gathering singers and artists from six countries and territories in North East Asia will raise its curtain on December 26 and 27 at the Hanoi Opera House.

Vietnam and the United Nation Children's Fund (UNICEF) are jointly working in a study on drivers of violence against children with a view to helping develop evidence-based policies for better child

The Hanoi Transport Corporation launched a new website on December 20 to help passengers access information about bus routes online, rather than relying on the limited information available at the

The newly-formed Vietnam Maritime Pilots Association made its debut at a ceremony held in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau on December 20.

The General Customs Department reported that by December 15, Vietnam earned 7.9 billion USD from footwear export, 14.9 percent higher than the same period last year.

The number of State employees will remain the same until 2016, as a restructuring and staff refinement process continues in the public sector, it was reported at a recent conference.

Vietnamese martial artists shined on December 21 during the SEA Games 27 in Myanmar with seven golds, bringing the national team’s total to 73 against the previously set goal of 70.

Ho Chi Minh City places importance to cooperating and promoting ties with Chinese localities and investors, Le Thanh Hai, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, has said.

The central Ha Tinh provincial People’s Committee on December 21 inaugurated a park and a monument dedicated to those who laid down their lives at the Dong Loc intersection during the American war.