CULTURE AND SPORT

Hundreds of journalists and sports aficionados cast their votes for the athletes and coaches of the year in Hanoi, Da Nang and HCM City on Jan. 6.

A groundbreaking exhibition in Berlin tackling the personality cult of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has been extended because of large numbers of visitors.

Germany shut down more than 4,700 farms and related businesses after tests showed animal feed had been contaminated by a cancer-causing chemical.

Extra police officers were being deployed at transport hubs in London on Friday as the British capital was put on alert amid fears of a terrorist attack, reports said.

The Central Highland province of Dak Lak will host the third Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in Buon Ma Thuot City from March 10 - 13 this year.

Smarter devices, homes and cars for the always connected lifestyle are taking center stage as the annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off.

China appears to have completed a prototype of its first known stealth fighter, reports said Wednesday, highlighting Beijing's military modernisation days ahead of a visit by the US defence secretary.

North Korea offered "unconditional" talks with the South, in its most conciliatory remarks since the nuclear-armed state sent tensions on the peninsula soaring by shelling a South Korean island.

The schooling of young generation of goalkeepers in Vietnam has become shrunken, especially the in the last ten years.

Michael Jackson's doctor was guilty of a string of failings leading to the pop icon's sudden death, prosecutors said as the physician appeared in court charged with manslaughter.

ROCKHAMPTON, Australia (Reuters) – Australia's record floods are causing catastrophic damage to infrastructure in the state of Queensland and have forced 75 percent of its coal mines, which fuel Asia's steel mills, to grind to a halt, Queensland's premier said on Wednesday.

MANILA (AFP) – A murdered Philippine politician caught his killer on camera just moments before he was shot dead, with the photograph leading to the arrest of the suspected gunman, police said Tuesday.

MANCHESTER, England — Sir Alex Ferguson, the Manchester United manager, saw his team successfully meet his target of opening the new year in first place in the English Premier League and then fired a warning to their title rivals after a 2-1 victory over Stoke.

Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang held talks with Spain's finance minister at the start of a visit focusing on economic issues, including the crisis in Spain, and business deals.

China is estimated to have made a record 1.5 billion dollars in box office takings in 2010, as a growing number of well-off urbanites flock to the cinema.

An art exhibition featuring Vietnamese folklore paintings and antiques are on display in the Vinh Long Province as part of a series of activities to mark the upcoming Tet.

Australian residents fled their homes as a major town was threatened by a worsening flood disaster which unleashed a plague of snakes and crocodiles.

Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said it is partnering with US doctors to improve a blood test that could replace biopsies and transform the field of cancer treatment.

The Haiti earthquake and floods in Pakistan and China helped make 2010 an exceptional year for natural disasters, killing 295,000 and costing $130 billion.