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Hanoi will review its land use plans and the status of delayed projects in the city in an effort to improve urban planning and management, says a local official.

An exhibition named “Vietnam’s impression”, displaying exhibits and photographs on Vietnam’s ethnic groups opened in France on October 6.

Shinya Yamanaka and John B. Gurdon won the Nobel Medicine Prize for their groundbreaking work on stem cells, the jury said.

"Vietnam has huge potentials for green and renewable energy, including solar, wind, biomass and hydropower to replace traditional ones," said an official from Energy Institute's Renewable Energy and Clean Development Mechanisms Centre.

President Barack Obama chided himself for his weak debate performance against Republican Mitt Romney and reminded supporters at a California fundraiser.

Novak Djokovic won his third China Open title with a 7-6 6-2 victory over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the final.

An Australian research team said they have found an effective way to kill the destructive crown-of-thorns starfish that are decimating coral reefs across the Pacific and Indian oceans.

President Hugo Chavez put to rest any doubts about his masterful political touch in winning a third consecutive six-year term.

More than VND51 billion (USD2.4 million) was raised at a “Day for the Poor” launch ceremony in Hanoi on October 7.

A community dance performance entiled "Hay Cung Hat Vang" was held at My Dinh Stadium, with the participation of 10,000 people.

The nation's trade deficit this year is on track to shrink from last year's $10 billion to just $1 billion due to a sharp decline in imports, said the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

A symposium dubbed ‘Fundamentals of the Langlands Program’ in honor of professor Ngo Bao Chau, will be held by Fields Institute in Toronto Canada from October 15-18.

Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has claimed the Chinese Taipei Open title after defeating the host Tien Chen Chou 2-0 in the final match.

The Prime Minister has approved a plan to upgrade Cat Bi International Airport in the northern city of Hai Phong to receive Boeing B747, Boeing B777 and Airbus A321 aircraft.

Work on the construction of a waste water treatment station at Bay Mau lake in the city’s largest green park started on October 7, helping improve the capital city’s environment.

The first Nobel to be announced this year will be the medicine prize on Monday at around 0930 GMT.

The northern province of Bac Giang received a UNESCO certificate recognising a collection of woodblocks at Vinh Nghiem pagoda as part of the world documentary heritage of Asia-Pacific.

A photo exhibition themed around “Hanoi’s Days and Nights in 1972” will be held from October 11-November 9 at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi.

Soon after making landfall in the central provinces of Binh Dinh and Phu Yen, Storm ‘Gaemi’ downgraded into a low pressure zone, bringing with it torrential rainfall in the southern parts of the central region and highland areas.