CULTURE AND SPORT

Standard & Poor's has cut the US credit rating for the first time in history.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem needs a professional foreign coach to help him develop to a new level, said an official.

NASA on Friday launched the billion-dollar solar-powered spacecraft Juno on a five-year journey to Jupiter.

China said Friday that debt deals in the United States and in Europe would not be enough to save their economies.

International grandmaster Le Quang Liem will leave for Russia to compete at the World Chess Cup in Khanty Mansiysk from August 26-September 21.

China Friday warned millions of people living along its east coast to stay indoors in preparation for the most powerful typhoon in years.

Leading Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra has signed a deal to record her first music album, according to music labels.

Vietnamese students, together with others from the region, will join the Southeast Asian Student Documentary Award for the 1st time this year.

Yingluck Shinawatra was confirmed as Thailand's 1st female PM, faced with the daunting challenge of bringing stability to the kingdom.

New York's attorney general will oppose Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion settlement over repurchasing toxic mortgage loans.

Several stars have been accused of trying to take advantage of scandal as a way to become famous, but fans find it ‘boring’.

NASA scientists announced Thursday that they had found the first evidence of flowing water on Mars.

Hoa Phat Hanoi Football Club may be punished following their reaction to several refereeing decisions.

The European Union said the debt crisis is now striking at the heart of the eurozone and the central bank threw out lifelines on Thursday.

Debt, growth and credit ratings dominated markets which rallied slightly as the European Central Bank faces up to a new eurozone crisis.

Vietnam plans to send a 800-member sporting delegation to the upcoming 26th Southeast Asian Games to be held in Indonesia from November 11-22.

An organic food boom in Germany is creating demand for flour ground the old way, but the country only has one person left with the carving skills.

China has arrested around 2,000 people and closed nearly 5,000 businesses in a major crackdown on illegal food additives, the government said.

Former Japan international Naoki Matsuda, 34, died Thursday, two days after suffering a cardiac arrest during training, his club said.