CULTURE AND SPORT

Travellers could soon be able surf in Bali, shop in Singapore and cruise the Mekong in Vietnam-all on a single tourist visa.

Tokyo warned that radioactive iodine over twice the safe level for infants had been detected in its tap water due to impacts of recent earthquake.

Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi defiantly claimed that his country is "ready for battle," while Western leaders Wednesday planned their next steps.

MegaStar Media Ltd. Co. announced it would screen “Rio”, the first U.S. 3D film dubbed in Vietnamese, at theatres across the country on April. 8.

A fast, sleek new version of Firefox was released to vie Microsoft's Internet Explorer 9 and Google Chrome in the market for Web browsing software.

Fighting raged in Libya, amid reports Moamer Kadhafi may be looking for a way out of the conflict.

Moammar Gadhafi's forces shelled rebels regrouping outside a strategic eastern city on Tuesday. An American fighter jet crashed, both crew ejecting safely.

Rock legend Lou Reed and composer Philip Glass will perform next month in New York at a half-day concert to benefit victims of Japan's devastating earthquake.

Smoke and steam again rose from damaged reactors on Tuesday at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant.

The World Health Organization said Monday that spinach and milk found to have been contaminated with radiation in Japan were safe to eat and drink.

Tokyo stocks jumped 3.61% early Tuesday as traders returned from a public holiday and the Bank of Japan renewed its emergency fund provision.

Moamer Kadhafi's Tripoli compound was rocked by blasts, as international criticism mounted over the air assault on Libya.

Dubai's Palm Island, New Orleans' upgraded dykes and Australia's water recycling plants all benefited from Dutch know-how.

Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami could cost its economy up to USD235 billion, or 4.0 percent of output, and reconstruction may take 5 years.

After years of wrangling and delays, Oscar-winning director Peter Jackson finally called "action" on his latest Tolkien epic "The Hobbit".

Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic won the ATP Indian Wells title, rallying to beat world No. 1 Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 6-2.

Explosions rocked Tripoli as Western forces staged fresh air strikes to halt Moamer Kadhafi's attacks on civilians.

Economic aftershocks of the devastation in Japan are rolling through Asia.

An unexpected high tide resulted by super moon will increase and remain at high level for four next days in Ho Chi Minh City, causing floods amid dry season.