CULTURE AND SPORT

The Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival opens Friday, throwing a light on the challenges sexual minorities face around Asia.

A flurry of golds catapulted Vietnam into second place in the medals table at the Southeast Asian Games Wednesday as Thailand's momentum stalled.

The highly anticipated Rock Storm live music concert at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi left the crowd disappointed.

The 17th Vietnam Film Festival, scheduled in Phu Yen Province on December 14-17, is expected to attract about 108 films, an official said.

In the evening of August 28, a tropical low pressure system strengthened into the fourth major storm called Lionrock.

Vietnamese beauty Ninh Hoang Ngan took the Asian Talent Award at the Super Model Asian Beauty Contest 2011.

Khang Thong Group began work yesterday on the country's largest studio in the southern province of Long An's Ben Luc District.

Heavy metal band Black Sabbath have announced they are reuniting, more than three decades after the release of their last studio album.

The European Music Festival will return to Hanoi and HCM City with its diverse repertoire from November 17-28.

Tennis icon Roger Federer won the 800th match of his storied career on Friday.

President Barack Obama set off on a nine-day Pacific tour to highlight US economic destiny in Asia and its sharpening power joust with China.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have get off a plane with their children on Con Dao island for a vacation.

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.