Iran announced it was yanking its entry in the Oscars race because of the "intolerable insult" of the US-made anti-Islam film that has angered Muslims in several countries.
Dozens of Taiwanese boats including six coastguard vessels entered territorial waters around bitterly disputed East China Sea islands on Tuesday, Japanese coastguards said.
For the first time, Project Happy Feet Slipper Race will be hosted in HCM City next month to raise funds for the education and training of underprivileged children.
Financial difficulties have so far deferred the relocation of higher education institutions to HCM City's spacious outskirts, said the local Department of Planning and Architecture.
Three Chinese ships briefly entered what Japan considers its territorial waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea on Monday, prompting an official protest from Tokyo.
Although usually consumers in the big cities of Vietnam tend to buy traditional toys for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chinese products have flooded the rural areas.
The rapid industrialisation and economic development of Vietnam over the last 25 years has created a negative impact on the environment, said a local official.
Republican Mitt Romney hits the campaign trail hard to try to inject some fresh momentum into his flagging presidential bid as polls show his path to the White House narrowing.
Hanoi has attracted more than 230 foreign direct investment projects since the beginning of this year, with a total capital of US$919 million, according to the city's Department of Statistics.