Obama holds new crisis debt talksUS President Barack Obama met separately with his top Democratic allies and Republican foes to hammer out a compromise averting a debt default.
Japan posts first trade surplus in three monthsJapan posted a surprise trade surplus of $897 million in June, the government said as the nation recovers from the impact of the March earthquake.
Model promotes Lotus flower symbolFirst runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Vu Hoang My recently held a photoshoot with lotus flowers.
Phelps lands seeking China gold rushMichael Phelps arrived in Shanghai with his US team-mates ahead of his bid for another huge medals haul at the world championships.
Ministry voices, artists still quarrel about the state awardsThe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has raised its voice over the recent complaints of some artists over the state awards.
Profiteering decimates quality of TV seriesFilm producers in Vietnam are prioritising profiteering rather than the quality of television films and series, a director has revealed.
UN declares famine in southern SomaliaThe UN said that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting over 10 million people in the Horn of Africa.
News Corp. will bounce back from scandal: MurdochEmbattled media mogul Rupert Murdoch vowed Wednesday that News Corp. would bounce back from the phone-hacking scandal.
Bill Gates sets out to reinvent toiletsThe man who reinvented computers and made PCs a household item in most wealthy nations is now focusing his attention on recasting the WC.
Apple profit rockets with hot iPad, iPhone salesApple on Tuesday reported that revenue and profit rocketed to record highs in the recent quarter as sales of iPhones and iPads more than doubled.
Clash in China's Xinjiang killed 20: exile groupTwenty protesters were killed in a clash with police in the ethnically tense northwestern region of Xinjiang, a Uighur exile group said Tuesday.
British PM in spotlight over News Corp phone-hackingDavid Cameron arrived back in Britain to face a gruelling parliamentary examination over the phone-hacking scandal.
US House to hold symbolic debt voteDefying a White House veto threat, US lawmakers vote Tuesday on a "Tea Party"-backed plan requiring draconian cuts in government spending.
Japan bans Fukushima beef shipments over radiationJapan banned all cattle shipments from Fukushima prefecture due to escalating fears of radiation-tainted beef in its meat distribution chain.
Vietnamese beauty queen trains hard for Miss UniverseTo prepare for the Miss Universe 2011 in September, the first runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2010, Vu Hoang My is working very hard.
Vietnam prepares for Qatar World Cup QualifierVietnam’s national football team is undergoing rigorous training before leaving for Qatar for its World Cup Qualifier.
Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia music festival to openArt 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.
Armstrong wants secret probe of leaksFormer American cycling star Lance Armstrong has accused a group of US media giants of reporting grand jury information allegedly illegally leaked.
NASA inks agreement with maker of Atlas V rocketNASA had reached an agreement with United Launch Alliance to try to adopt the Atlas V commercial rocket to send astronauts to the ISS.
China plans carbon-trading pilot schemeChina will introduce a pilot scheme for carbon emissions trading and gradually develop a national market, state media said.
Danang announces schedule for international fireworks festivalDanang City has announced the schedule for the Danang International Fireworks Festival...
Banh mi festival attracts 250,000 visitorsMore than 250,000 people attended the Vietnam Banh mi Festival in Ho Chi Minh City over...