CULTURE AND SPORT

Taiwan evacuated thousands of people as Typhoon Nanmadol swept across some of the island's densely populated areas.

World No.7 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh defeated Japanese rival Sho Sasaki 2-1 to claim the championship title at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Grand Prix Open on August 28.

US President Barack Obama said Sunday the Hurricane Irene recovery effort could go on for days or weeks, but hailed the disaster response operation as an "exemplary" display of good government.

Tropical Storm Irene unleashed furious wind and rain on New York, but the city appeared to escape the worst fears of urban disaster.

Vietnam’s circus has won many accolades in international competitions, where circus artists had an opportunity to prove their prowess by taking up international challenges.

Hurricane Irene tore into New York, hammering Manhattan's skyscrapers with fierce winds and threatening to flood the financial district after killing at least nine people along the US east coast.

China's Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has ratified the Third Protocol Amending the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.

Hurricane Irene killed at least eight people along the US east coast, cut power supplies to nearly a million and churned toward a direct hit on an anxious New York city.

Hurricane Irene zeroed in on land, losing some power but still whipping up trouble. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places.

Vietnamese showbiz continues to be dogged by stars adopting ever more desperate ways of attracting publicity.

Fabregas was on target two minutes from time after coming on as a substitute just eight minutes earlier.

Hurricane Irene closed in on the Atlantic coast on Friday, triggering emergency preparations that included unprecedented evacuations and mass transit shutdowns in New York City.

Tripoli began to look like a solidly rebel-held city on Friday, the calmest day in the capital since Gadhafi's opponents swept in.

Apple's new chief executive Tim Cook has been awarded one million shares in the company, a bonus worth more than $383 million at the current stock price.

Brazil, South Africa, India and China called Friday on industrialized nations to step up their commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a key UN climate summit later this year.

Millions of people on the US east coast braced Friday for Hurricane Irene, a massive storm officials fear will cause widespread flooding.

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday announced his resignation as president of the Democratic Party of Japan.

Liverpool will set up football training establishments around the globe in the next three years, with priority given to some Asian countries including India, Malaysia and Vietnam.

A powerful remote-controlled bicycle bomb exploded at a busy northwestern Pakistan hotel on Thursday, killing at least 11 people, wounding 14 and destroying the building.