CULTURE AND SPORT

Japan banned all cattle shipments from Fukushima prefecture due to escalating fears of radiation-tainted beef in its meat distribution chain.

To prepare for the Miss Universe 2011 in September, the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Vu Hoang My is working very hard.

Vietnam’s national football team is undergoing rigorous training before leaving for Qatar for its World Cup Qualifier.

Art troupes from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia will gather at a music festival to take place in the central province of Quang Tri on July 22-26.

Former American cycling star Lance Armstrong has accused a group of US media giants of reporting grand jury information allegedly illegally leaked.

NASA had reached an agreement with United Launch Alliance to try to adopt the Atlas V commercial rocket to send astronauts to the ISS.

China will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market, state media said.

The world number 9 badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh of Vietnam won second place for the men’s singles at the Grand Prix Gold US Open.

Eurozone must settle their debt crisis this week to stop Greece toppling into default and dragging bigger euro economies into deeper trouble.

The final installment of the series, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows-Part 2", recorded $168 million in ticket sales, Exhibitor Relations said.

The Irish famous boy band Westlife will have a one night show in Hanoi on October 1 to mark for its 11th album Gravity.

The White House expressed confidence that a catastrophic debt default would be averted, but warring US lawmakers no closer to a deficit deal.

Japan twice came from behind to win the women's World Cup for the first time on Sunday, beating the United States 3-1 on a penalty shoot-out.

Britain's top police officer resigned and Murdoch's former aide Rebekah Brooks was arrested over the phone hacking scandal.

British police arrested Rebekah Brooks, a former top aide to Rupert Murdoch, casting doubt over her appearance this week to answer questions about the phone-hacking scandal.

An Indonesian volcano saw its biggest eruption in weeks on Sunday, sending huge clouds of ash 3,500 metres (11,500 feet) into the sky, an official said.

British celebrities have wasted no time in using the News of the World scandal to press their own agenda against the tabloids.

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2," broke single-day box office records with a whopping $92.1 million in opening day sales, according to an industry tracker.

Tokyo formally announced its bid to host the 2020 Olympics as a symbol of Japan's determination to recover from the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami.