CULTURE AND SPORT

The first Mong ethnic pan pipes festival opened in the Dong Van Stone Plateau in the northern province of Ha Giang on August 21.

The hotel maid who has accused former IMf chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her will meet with New York prosecutors Monday.

The 'Black Death' of debt crisis across the Euro zone will hurt China by sapping demand for exports, the nation's top official newspaper said on Monday.

Song Lam Nghe An became the new Vietnamese League champions Sunday after drawing 1-1 with defending champions Hanoi T&T in the final round.

Skype, the Internet communications group set to be acquired by Microsoft, announced plans to buy the mobile messaging startup firm GroupMe for undisclosed terms.

Libyan rebels raced into Tripoli in a lightning advance that met little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi's defenders melted away and his 40-year rule appeared to rapidly crumble.

International concern is growing over a fresh wave of violence between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.

Pixar Animation Studios announced it was planning two new features for 2013 and 2014 -- one on dinosaurs and the other on the mysteries of the human brain.

A Boeing 737 charter jet has crashed in Canada's Arctic region, killing 12 people and injuring three others.

The 2011 National Boat Racing Championships kicked off in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang on August 19.

US sprinter Mike Rodgers was handed a provisional suspension after a positive drug test and won't race at the athletics World Championships, according to the US Anti-Doping Agency.

Apple plans to begin trial production of a next generation iPad in October with an eye to an early 2012 launch, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Thua Thien - Hue Province’s culture department is drafting a plan to build a theater for Ca Hue (Hue folk music singing).

Novak Djokovic has breezed through his 3rd round match but Rafael Nadal was pushed to the limit before he reached the quarter-finals in Cincinnati.

Vietnam's futsal (indoor football) team will play against Malaysia in the opener in the Asian Football ConfederationFutsal Championship qualifiers.

Bank of America will cut 3,500 jobs this quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

US President Barack Obama led a chorus of calls by world leaders for Syria's president to step down.

Hewlett-Packard, the world's top personal computer maker, announced Thursday it is considering spinning off its PC unit in a historic shift away from the consumer market.

US President Barack Obama has led a chorus of calls by world leaders for Syria's president to step down.