CULTURE AND SPORT

An exhibition entitled “Sea, Islands and Naval Soldiers – The Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea” opened at the South East Region Armed Forces Museum in HCM City.

Europe's finance chiefs defended their approach in addressing the debt crisis as pressure built from markets and other regions to take action to prevent it from snowballing.

After claiming she has become the victim of slander, Vu Thu Phuong has decided to retire from the showbiz industry.

The biggest piece of US space junk to fall in 30 years is taking aim at a vast span of territory that includes Canada, Australia and Africa as well as plenty of open ocean, NASA said.

Last-minute talks and the threat of a US veto have failed to divert the Palestinian president from his historic quest to seek state membership at the United Nations.

A third member of an alleged rogue US army unit in Afghanistan pleaded guilty in a plea deal over shock killings of local civilians.

Hewlett-Packard Co named former eBay Inc Chief Executive Meg Whitman its president and CEO, replacing Leo Apotheker in a bid to restore investor confidence.

Truong Nam Thanh of Ho Chi Minh City will take part in the Manhunt International modeling contest to be held in Seoul at the end of this month.

The US state of Georgia went ahead and executed Troy Davis despite doubts over his 1991 murder conviction.

Young writer Di Li published her memoir Nhat Ky Mua Ha in traditional print and online e-book versions on September 21.

Hopes were fading for 14 traditional musicians missing after a boat sank off Indonesia's resort island of Bali, with 11 people confirmed dead.

The top nuclear envoy of the Republic of Korea and his counterpart of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea met to pave the way for restarting the six-party talks on the nuclear issue.

A strong typhoon has left 6 people dead and 6 missing, but it did not have a major impact on the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will consider before selecting a new director for the Cinema Department.

Afghanistan, its neighbors and supporters are launching a drive to boost prosperity and peace by linking the country with markets across South and Central Asia, says US officials.

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to offer up some new stimulus for the sagging US economy.

Vietnam will send their strongest-ever athletic team to Indonesia's Southeast Asian Games with a view to grab 8-10 gold medals in November.

Moviegoers pining for a return to the lush moon of Pandora in James Cameron's film "Avatar" will finally get their chance -- first-hand.

A powerful typhoon looming down on disaster-ravaged Japan has killed at least four people, authorities said Wednesday, less than a month after a vicious storm left 100 dead.