CULTURE AND SPORT

A conference on maritime security in the East Sea was held in Washington, USA, on June 20-21, in the context of escalating tension in this area.

The United States reached their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Gold Cup final thanks to a Clint Dempsey goal which secured a 1-0 win for the hosts.

The world's top economies seek Thursday to reach a deal to boost food security by limiting market speculation.

Women need to beware that while breast implants are safe, they could lead to problems later on, the top US drug agency said.

President Barack Obama ordered all 33,000 US surge troops home from Afghanistan by next summer, declared the beginning of the end of the war.

Japan issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck in the country's northeast, rattling the areas hit by the March 11 quake.

The 17th Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on June 22.

The 17th Southeast Asian Youth Table Tennis Championships opened in the northern province of Hai Duong on June 22.

The new Greek government got to grips fast with massive EU-IMF imposed budget reforms to stave off a wider eurozone debt crisis.

American Japanese violin hero Goto Ryu will perform a Paganini night at the Hanoi Opera House on Friday and Saturday, reports VietnamPlus.

President Barack Obama will order his promised US troop drawdown from Afghanistan in a prime time address Wednesday.

The US space agency said that it is sending a team of scientists on the second and final mission of a NASA field study on Arctic ice.

Vietnam has won the champion title at the 12th ASEAN Youth Chess Championship held in Indonesia.

Figures released by industry tracker comScore credited Google with being the first online operation to attract over a billion visitors in a month.

The air in most Asian cities is getting more polluted and the rivers filthier, but experts believe in a green vision for the region.

An actress received criticism for her ‘overly sexy’ attire on an episode of the hit Vietnamese dance sport TV series.

Radioactive tritium has leaked from three-quarters of U.S. commercial nuclear power sites, an Associated Press investigation shows.

Senator John McCain called for U.S. support to Southeast Asian nations to stand up against China in the increasingly volatile South China Sea.

The best photos out of 746 received for the first Hanoi Artistic Photo Festival this month are on display in the capital.