CULTURE AND SPORT

The Vietnam Sea Village Festival will take place in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan from August 1-4.

Manufacturing activity in Asia's emerging economies slowed further in June, data showed Friday.

The sexual assault case against ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is collapsing due to doubts over the victim's credibility, a report said.

Samsung Electronics said Thursday it had asked the US International Trade Commission to ban the import of Apple products into the US.

Rafael Nadal takes an 11-4 winning record into his Wimbledon semi-final against Andy Murray.

Ex-IMF chief returns to a Manhattan court Friday for an unexpected appearance over the charges he attempted to rape a hotel maid, officials said.

A senior aide to President Barack Obama warned that the US is in the "danger zone" as it is approaching deadline for raising national debt ceiling.

Designer Vo Viet Chung will bring 30 designs to a fashion event in Thailand.

Vietnam dropped six places in the International Football Federation's June rankings and now languish in 140th place.

A government decree to reduce power usage has forced Tokyo to sweat out a hot summer.

The California Academy of Sciences said it discovered more than 300 previously unknown animals and plants in the Philippines.

For two superb sets Wednesday, everything looked so routine for Roger Federer, precisely the way it did for so many years at Wimbledon.

Actress My Uyen abandoned her dream of opening a private theatre after failing to afford the rent in the centre of HCMC.

Greek lawmakers voted for a massive new austerity package, amid violent clashes.

Residents downwind of a wildfire are worried about the potential of a radioactive smoke plume if the flames reach thousands of barrels of waste.

Toyota will recall over 110,000 hybrid vehicles in the U.S, Japan and Europe because of faulty transistors in electrical power control boards.

Japan's industrial output in May logged the second-largest monthly rise on record, signalling a continuing recovery for the economy, data showed.

New videos and photos of President Hugo Chavez appeared on state television, showing him on his feet in Cuba and talking with Fidel Castro.

Maria Sharapova and Sabine Lisicki set-up a Wimbledon semi-final with the Russian golden girl impressively hammering home her title credentials.