CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam will send official candidates to take part in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant in Brazil.

Tornadoes in the southeastern United States should not have any bearing on the severity of the upcoming hurricane season.

Shell has become more volatile than in the past, while overall demand for energy is forecast to double by 2050, Chairman Jorma Ollila warned.

Taliban claimed their first major attack to avenge Osama bin Laden's death as 80 people were killed in a double suicide bombing.

The spread price hikes have directly hit their meals of Vietnamese athletes of sports teams.

A shareholder of TNK-BP had filed papers for a suit seeking USD10 billion in damages from BP over its proposed tie-up with Rosneft.

The European Film Festival will present to Vietnamese audiences 13 movies.

Japan decided on a scheme to ensure TEPCO can compensate numerous people affected by the crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Over 40 people were injured after a disgruntled former employee ignited a petrol bomb at a bank in a region of northwest China.

Nick Watney reversed his recent fortunes to seize The Players Championship first-round lead, but there was more bad luck for Tiger Woods.

Global consumption of natural resources could almost triple to 140 billion tonnes a year by 2050 unless nations take drastic steps.

Army and emergency workers pitched tents and handed out food to evacuees after a quake smashed through Spanish city.

Japan's top drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceutical has reached a USD12 billion deal to buy Swiss drugmaker Nycomed, a report said.

Toyota will be able to boost its US production sooner than expected following a devastating Japanese quake and tsunami.

Vietnamese players won one gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 2011 Asian Individual Chess Championships held in Iran.

Around a third of the food produced in the world every year, equal to around 1.3 billion tonnes, gets lost or wasted, FAO says.

The Cannes film festival got off to a glittering start on Wednesday, paying hommage to the creator of "Last Tango in Paris".

A magnitude 5.1 quake killed at least eight people in southern Spain, sending historic buildings crashing down.

Syrian security forces and unidentified gunmen killed at least 19 civilians on Wednesday.