CULTURE AND SPORT

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

The fifth sports and cultural festival for ethnic minority groups opened in the northernmost mountainous province of Ha Giang on August 17.

Vietnam will play in Group B of the ASEAN Zone qualifiers, which will take place from November 26 to December 1, 2011.

US Vice President Joe Biden told his Chinese counterpart global economic stability depended on the two nations.

Model Jessica Minh Anh is ready to take high fashion 44m off the ground in the very first fashion show to be held on London's iconic Tower Bridge.

Novak Djokovic barely broke a sweat as he routed American Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-3 to breeze into the 3rd round of the ATP and WTA tournament.

US Vice President Joe Biden will meet the man widely expected to become China's next leader under a cloud of criticism over America's debt crisis.

To celebrate the first anniversary of HCMC Vietnamese Designers House there will be a My Style fashion show at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

Japan on Wednesday approved the full resumption of commercial operations of an atomic reactor for the first time since the March 11 quake and tsunami, which sparked the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

A British government minister says up to 400,000 Somali children could die of starvation unless urgent action is taken.

The Swiss government said it would spend two billion francs to counter the impact of the strong franc on the domestic economy.

Spain and Italy welcomed Franco-German proposals for a more integrated euro zone and hoped that the plans would usher in region-wide bonds.

Roger Federer, playing in his final event before the US Open, surged into the 3rd round of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament.

Award-winning UK folk artist, Jim Moray, will perform in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, announced the British Council in Hanoi on August 16.

The Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Mekong River numbers roughly 85, suggesting they are at high risk of extinction, environmental group WWF said Wednesday.

The 9/11 attacks prompted an outpouring of international sympathy and support for the US, but Washington's subsequent "war on terror" undercut the superpower's moral authority.

Taiwan's HTC Corp. accused Apple of patent infringement on Tuesday in the latest salvo in an ongoing legal battle between the smartphone giants.

President Barack Obama has told Republicans to stop playing games that hurt the US economy, but his foes mocked his "Magical Misery" tour.

The HCM City's Ballet and Symphony Orchestra will entertain the city this week with a gala performance by Vietnamese and foreign talents.