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At least 11 people were killed and 89 hurt Saturday when a Chinese bullet train lost power after being struck by lightning.

Vietnam’s booming film industry which has seen commercial and big-money projects hitting the screens across the country in recent years.

Model Ngoc Trinh has received strong criticism for being “too honest” in a recent interview.

White House talks to avert a disastrous early August debt default teetered on the edge of collapse late Friday.

Nearly 300 athletes nationwide are competing in the final round of the 2011 National Junior Football Tournament, which opened Dak Lak on July 22.

A homegrown terrorist set off a deadly explosion in Oslo before heading to a summer camp to commit a shooting spree, killing at least 80 people, police said.

Germany's Thomas Lurz sealed his fifth world championships open water title in a dramatic 5km race in Shanghai.

China has hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports.

Microsoft said its annual profit soared on record revenue thanks in part to hot demand for its Xbox 360 videogame console gear and online network.

David Archuleta, the American Idol runner up in 2008, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 21.

A heatwave and stifling humidity battered the central and eastern United States, leaving over 20 dead.

Eurozone leaders and private creditors agreed to give Greece a new 159-billion-euro bailout to prevent the debt crisis from spreading worldwide.

ASEAN and China have unanimously adopted guidelines for the implementation of the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea.

Senior officials of ASEAN member countries and China have adopted draft guidelines for the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties on the East Sea.

Eurozone leaders entered a critical summit on Thursday eyeing a deal to reduce Greece's debt mountain.

Athletes from 22 countries worldwide will compete in the second World Vovinam Championship that will take place in HCM City from July 28-31.

When the last movie on Harry Porter hits the screens in the world, its international distributor Warner Bros shows no sign to release it in Vietnam.

Chinese medicine may be effective in battling certain symptoms of Parkinson's disease, according to a new study.

Athletes from 37 ethnic groups nationwide are competing in the seventh National Sports Festival for Ethnic Minorities opened in Quang Nam Province.