CULTURE AND SPORT

Italy starts forming a new government Sunday after the momentous resignation of Silvio Berlusconi, with economist Mario Monti tipped as the man to lead the country.

Hollywood supercouple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visited the so-called 'tiger cages' on Con Dao Island which were once notorious wartime prison cells on Sunday.

Syrian forces were accused of pressing their deadly crackdown on protests Sunday even as thousands of regime supporters vented their anger.

US President Obama opened the plenary session of the APEC Leaders’ Week Meeting, calling on regional economies to make efforts for a more rapid, stable and sustainable growth.

Vietnam won additional nine gold medals in the second day of the Southeast Asian Games on Nov. 13, ranking third with 17 golds in the medal tally.

Russia on Monday launches three astronauts for the International Space Station on a key mission Moscow hopes will restore faith in its space programme.

Southeast Asian Games runners-up Vietnam outplayed Brunei and scored eight goals in their game in Indonesia’s Jakarta Saturday evening to top Group B.

Rescuers were racing against the clock Monday to save two huge sperm whales, the Parks and Wildlife Service said.

Asia-Pacific leaders representing more than half of the global economy committed Sunday to cutting tariffs on environmental goods.

Vietnam won additional nine gold medals in the 2nd day of the Southeast Asian Games, ranking third with 17 golds in the medal tally.

Japanese traditional music trio Trinity will perform Japanese folk, other Asian music, and some Beatles classics in Hanoi this week.

Poaching and illegal trade in sturgeon caviar persist in Romania and Bulgaria, environmental group WWF warned.

The national shooting team gained another gold medal in Indonesia on November 14.

To many young male models, dating rich people is the stairway to success.

German trumpeters Ma’alot-Quintett will perform at the HCM City Conservatory of Music on November 17.

Beginning Friday, March 26, Hanoi is preparing for three days of music on two stages with seventy artists from all over the world.

Hopeful Tran Van Long failed to clinch the first gold medal for Vietnam at canoeing competitions in Indonesia on November 11.

Tiger Woods stormed to the lead midway through the second round of the $1.54 million Australian Open after an early birdie blitz at The Lakes.

The World Bank’s Special Envoy on climate change Andrew Steer is on a visit to Vietnam to assess impacts of climate change on the Southeast Asian country.