CULTURE AND SPORT

Prince William and Kate Middleton married with a mix of pageantry and spontaneity, kissing twice in front of a sea of revellers.

The Doha round of global talks aimed at expanding free trade is on the brink of failure, World Trade Organisation chief Pascal Lamy warned.

China will attempt its first space docking between two unmanned vehicles this year, the first step in efforts to build a Chinese space station.

The annual fashion show launched by Vietnam Pictorial’s publication, Dep magazine, won a prize at the second Fashion Asian Award 2011.

Land clearance by hundreds of mine and plantation companies operating illegally on Indonesia's Borneo island has cost the country USD36 billion.

Prince William and Kate Middleton marry in Britain's biggest royal wedding for 30 years, watched by over a million spectators.

Two Vietnamese boxers made it through to the finals of the ongoing AIBA Youth and Junior World Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

Microsoft posted a more than 30 percent rise in quarterly net profit but pocketed less than gadget-maker Apple for the first time in two decades.

A global warming target could be missed three times over if countries fail to promote clean energy, the International Energy Agency warned.

Austria’s global love story TV series “The Dream Hotel” has come to Ho Chi Minh City to cast actors.

Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, claiming at least 295 lives.

Shocked Americans struggled Thursday to grasp the magnitude of the worst US tornadoes in decades, leaving 280 people dead.

The Vietnamese Film Days kicked off in Vientiane, Laos on April 28 with screenings on Vietnamese people and national consturction.

Apple fans in Japan queued to snap up the iPad 2 as the latest version of tablet went on sale after a delay caused by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Cirque du Soleil and Michael Jackson's estate unveiled plans for a permanent show honoring the pop icon at a Las Vegas casino resort.

Heavy weapons fire pounded the Thai-Cambodian border for a seventh day as officials confirmed a 15th death in the bloody fight.

The world stands to lose 230 million hectares of forest by 2050 with drastic consequences for the climate, biodiversity and the global economy.

Luke Donald, who missed becoming World No.1, looks again for that elusive title starting Thursday at the $6.4 million US PGA Zurich Classic.

Storms spawning tornados tore through central and southern United States, causing at least 44 deaths and damaging several properties.