VIETNAM TODAY

Since the beginning of the year about 80% of all high-rise fires have occurred in Hanoi.

US basketball star Tracy McGrady is close to sealing a deal to play for Qingdao DoubleStar in China with an announcement expected within days.

The Hanoi’s People’s Committee has approved to remove Hoa Binh Market because of pollution and traffic problems.

The Japanese Government has agreed to help build the Nguyen Thi Minh Khai primary school in Tra Doc commune, Bac Tra My District, in Quang Nam province.

The 24th meeting of the Asia-Pacific Commission on Agricultural Statistics opened in Lam Dong with 85 delegates from 25 countries and international organisations taking part.

Vietnam will unceasingly consolidate and develop the fraternal solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba as well as the mutual trust between the two Parties, States and peoples.

The massive import of low-priced steel has created more difficulties for domestic procedures which currently face high inventory.

Iran could produce enough weapons-grade uranium to make an atomic bomb within two to four months and then would need an additional eight to 10 months to build the device, experts said.

Apple has placed orders for more than 10 million iPad mini units for the fourth quarter, according to a new report.

Vietnam urban parents have been rushing to bring the children to the classes where students can approach a modern way of learning math.

Two low-budget productions are among those vying for the top award at Asia's premier film festival this week.

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.

The Ministry of Construction has issued a circular to ban export of eight minerals used to manufacture construction materials.

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.

The Ministry of Finance has agreed for five gas enterprises to raise their prices from October as they said the request was reasonable.

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