CULTURE AND SPORT

The week-long festival is expected to attract around 5 million domestic and foreign visitors.

IMF approved a EUR26-billion three-year loan to Portugal as part of a European Union bailout of the struggling eurozone country.

An US computer security research firm uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations.

The Vietnam Football Federation has selected Falko Goetz from Germany as new coach for the men’s national football squad .

NATO-led aircraft hit eight vessels of Moamer Kadhafi's navy as US President Barack Obama predicted the Libyan strongman would "inevitably" leave or be forced from power.  

Cannes barred provocative Danish director Lars von Trier amid a growing backlash over his remarks about Hitler.

The Cannes is also a glamorous fashion venue where female artists provide photographers a chance to take countless photos about their dresses.

Tokyo Electric Power is expected to post an annual net loss of up to $18 billion and announce the resignation of its president.

Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn won bail but was ordered to remain under house arrest with an armed guard and post $1 million in cash.

China's Three Gorges Dam, as a world wonder, has caused a host of ills that must be "urgently" addressed, the government has said.

A spate of bomb attacks against police in the disputed northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Thursday killed at least 27 people.

Japan's economy plunged back into recession in January-March, on the impact of the nation's biggest earthquake, tsunami and a nuclear crisis.

Sixteen-year-old model Andrea Aybar is often seen in Vietnamese magazines and fashion shows in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as head of the International Monetary Fund, saying he did so with great regret.

A NATO raid sparked violent protests that left 12 dead while a suicide bomber killed 13 people in Afghanistan on Wednesday.

As part of the KTA World Tour, South Korean boyband 2AM will perform at My Dinh National Stadium in Hanoi.

Defense lawyers were Thursday to fight for IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be freed from a notorious New York jail.

Japan's service sector activity shrank by the fastest pace in 22 years in March as the massive earthquake and tsunami hampered trade.

Chinese factories are facing curbs on electricity use as coal prices soar and a severe drought hits hydropower plants.