CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

Ryan Dunn, a U.S. comedy star known for his death-defying and often car-related pranks, died in a car accident early Monday, MTV said.

President Barack Obama will announce his drawdown of US troops from Afghanistan on Wednesday, mapping out an endgame for a 10-year war.

44 people were killed and 8 were seriously injured when a Russian passenger plane crashed onto a motorway, officials said.

The US's defense secretary confirmed that the US was involved in preliminary talks with Taliban to seek a political solution to the Afghan war.

Vietnamese movie fans are in for a treat this year as filmmakers continue to explore various genres.

Europe promised to unblock existing bailout loans for Greece and draw up a second financial rescue as long as its parliament approves fierce new budget cuts and a raft of asset sales.  

Singapore on Monday urged China to be more open about the extent of its territorial claims in the South China Sea.