CULTURE AND SPORT

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.

The fifth biennial Nha Trang Sea Festival, themed "Nha Trang – Coastal Destination" this year, will be held next month.

NASA is preparing to launch a satellite to observe levels of salt on the surface of the world's oceans and effects of salinity to climate.

The United States and the European Union may within days take further steps against Syria over its crackdown on pro-democracy protests.

Al-Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as interim leader of the violent extremist group, CNN reported.

Ming Ming, the world's oldest panda, has died of old age, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday. She was 34.

Vietnam will send seven films to the third International Documentary Film Festival, to be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from June 8-14.

The maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her is suffering "extraordinary" trauma, her lawyer said, as the IMF chief remained locked up in Rikers Island jail.

British inflation leapt to 4.5% in April, hitting the highest level for two and a half years, boosted by rising travel costs.