VIETNAM TODAY

A man in Hanoi tried to cut off his sister's legs, who was undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital in an exorcism attempt.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung urged officials in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh to pay more attention to building infrastructure, especially in the transport sector.

Office building demand is likely to reach 5.5 million square metres in all 30 major cities tracked within Asia Pacific.

The law on prevention and control of the harmful effects of tobacco came into force last May, but its enforcement leaves much to be desired.

The Government has recently issued a decree, which will be effective on March 1, 2014, on non-cash transactions, specifying cases which are not allowed to pay in cash.

Vietnam diagnoses around 12,000 new breast cancer patients annually, according to the Ministry of Health.

South Korean singer Rain, known as the "King of K-Pop", on Thursday released his first album for four years as part of a long-awaited comeback after mandatory military service.

The Chairman of the Cambodia National Assembly (NA), Heng Samrin, will lead a delegation from the Cambodian legislature on an official visit to Vietnam on January 4-5.

Heavy lift vessel Rolldock Sea successfully delivered its Hanoi Kilo-636 submarine to Cam Ranh Bay on January 3.

Tran Tuan An, an outstanding Vietnamese guitar student from North Park University, Chicago, USA, will perform a one-night show at the French Cultural Centre (L'Espace), Hanoi, next Saturday.

Ly Sam, the Vietnamese-American gambler who won a lawsuit against a casino in HCM City, which would have awarded him USD55 million, suddenly withdrew his complaint.

A 20-km section of the HCM City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway opened to traffic on January 2.

Vietnamese people will have the chance to watch Quadrantids, one of the strongest meteor showers of the year, on January 4.

Former Manchester United (MU) striker Dwight Yorke took centre stage at a Gala Dinner in Hanoi on January 2 to welcome the FIFA World Cup Trophy to Vietnam.

Chinese and Cambodian leaders have agreed to enhance the traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries in the coming time

The Vietnamese Government will not be responsible for foreign loans that it has not guaranteed, according to a new prime ministerial decree.

US Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday as he pushed a framework for Middle East peace talks, amid growing tension with the Palestinians.

Hundreds of people in Ha Nam Province have built tents around a local cement factory to oppose the pollution coming from it.

Several measures have been proposed in order to foster the development of tourism in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region which still lacks many products and services.