CULTURE AND SPORT

A film named Inferno or Giao Lo Dinh Menh was omitted from the Golden Kite film competition because of “piracy suspicions”.

Japan's PM Naoto Kan is now "on the edge of a cliff" after his foreign minister quit over a funding scandal, newspapers said.

The closing ceremony for the 2011 Vietnam Professional Windsurfers Association Grand Slam was held in Binh Thuan.

The unbridled manufacture and use of pesticides in Asia is raising the spectre of "pest storms" devastating the region's rice farms, scientists have warned.

Revelry took over Rio's streets as the Carnival kicked into high gear, while extra police ensured the safety of those participating in the event

Thirty-one lecturers from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts are displaying their best works at an exhibition entitled ‘Beginning a New-year Writing’ in Hanoi.

Aliens exist, and we have proof. That astonishingly awesome claim comes from Dr. Richard B. Hoover, an astrobiologist at NASA.

Moamer Kadhafi's forces were accused of a massacre during an assault on a key city Saturday, as rebels pushed towards Tripoli.

Are the long nights and financial burdens of parenting really worth the emotional benefits? New research is saying no.

Prescription for a long life: Work hard. Don't retire early.

The official competition programme of the 26th SEA Games will present the Vietnamese sports team with many challenges.

A bumper US employment report showed the troubled jobs market gained momentum last month, raising hopes that a final piece of the recovery puzzle is falling into place.

Japan's latest bullet train, the thin-nosed "Hayabusa", made its 300 kilometre per hour debut, boasting a luxury carriage.

Yemeni troops killed four demonstrators and wounded seven others on Friday when they fired on an anti-regime rally in the north.

Libyan forces carried out an air strike on the edge of Ajdabiya, as opponents of Moamer Kadhafi called fresh protests in the capital Tripoli.

Awards for ‘Outstanding ASEAN Enterprises’ and ‘ASEAN famous brands’ and the Gold Cup for ‘Entrepreneurs with Talent and Heart’ were launched in Hanoi.

World shares jumped Friday, shrugging off stubbornly high oil prices after signs that U.S. companies are hiring more workers boosted Wall Street.

China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion dollars posed no external threat.

The White House called for $6.5 billion in immediate spending cuts as negotiations opened with tea party-backed Republicans in Congress.