VIETNAM TODAY

Berkshire Hathaway announced that Warren Buffett has Stage 1 prostate cancer and will begin radiation treatments in mid-July.

Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee Uong Chu Luu met with Vice President of the Chinese People’s Association for Peace and Disarmament Li Wuwei in Hanoi.

Song Da Urban and Industrial Zone Development and Investment Company dismissed chairman Phan Ngoc Diep.

UN observers acknowledged that they face a tough task to firm up a ceasefire in Syria, as seven civilians were killed in the latest violence on the sixth day of a tenuous truce.

Asian football is facing a potentially momentous week as powerful regional chief Mohamed bin Hammam appeals against a lifetime corruption ban in a case with wide significance.

CNN has voted for Vietnam’s Halong Bay as one of Asia’s top five best tropical island paradises.

While most Vietnamese people dream of owning a place to live in a big city, only five percent of those who live in Hanoi can afford to buy a home.

Vietnam needed to take stronger action against desertification, the dire consequence of long-term inefficient use of land, a forestry expert has said.

Controversial Tokyo governor said taxpayers in Japan's capital will buy a small chain of uninhabited islands at the centre of a damaging territorial dispute with China.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is set to submit a plan for hi-tech agricultural zones to the Government in June, an official said.

The draft regulation on managing and preserving Hanoi's Old Quarter is facing numerous criticisms over its practicality.

Gold prices fell to below VND43 million per tael, marking the lowest rate since the beginning of this year.

Hong Kong's next leader said he plans to ban pregnant mainlanders from giving birth in the city and deny their children residency rights, in a bid to ease pressure on local hospitals.

Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group accounts for 30% of the state’s total budget collection, but it only contributed 56% of its revenues to the budget.

Markets around Ho Chi Minh City have recently been flooded with a great variety of imported fruits and vegetables, most of which are from China.

Mayors, other representatives, and professionals from 25 cities in 15 countries are attending the 13th World Conference of Historical Cities which opened in Hue on April 16.

Some of the biggest names in the Vietnamese showbiz have been the subjects of criticism for their appearance in racy commercials.

Vietnam always attaches importance to strengthening the comprehensive partnership with New Zealand in all fields.

Vietnam has attached importance to strengthening cooperative relations with Japan in all fields and has worked with Japan to develop their sustainable strategic partnership.