CULTURE AND SPORT

The eldest son of disgraced financier Bernard Madoff hanged himself in his Manhattan apartment.

A U.N. conference adopted a modest climate deal creating a fund to help the developing world go green.

Rumors of a new and improved Apple iPad continue to swirl, the latest of which come from Reuters.

China will be connected by rail with its neighbours in South East Asia, including Singapore, Thailand and Laos, in the next three years.

Vietnam is to host the “home” game of the Philippines against Indonesia in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16.

Life expectancy has dropped slightly for all Americans except for black men, who gained around two and a half months in longevity, a report released Thursday found.

The joint Vietnam-China film, Passing Shanghai Wharf, which charts the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh will premier in cinemas throughout Vietnam next Friday.

India said Thursday it aims to sharply expand its national broadband network as it seeks a "revolution" to bring high-speed Internet to the country's rural heartland.

Haunted by the criticism it endured after the Copenhagen climate summit, China has launched an image makeover as it recasts itself as a team player in global talks.

One person in four worldwide paid a bribe during the past year, according to a study released Thursday to mark International Anti-Corruption Day.

The European Commission imposed on Wednesday 649 million euros in fines against South Korean and Taiwanese makers of LCD flat screens for running a price-fixing cartel.

Climate negotiators voiced hope that UN-led talks would iron out differences to reach an accord on fighting deforestation and assisting poor countries worst hit by global warming.

Hackers attacked the websites of credit card giants Mastercard and Visa in revenge for their decisions to cut off funding to whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Heavy snow blanketed Paris, sub-zero temperatures turned Scottish roads into deadly ice sheets and Spain and Portugal cleared up after flooding and tornado-like winds.

The Vietnamese delegation will arrive in South Africa to join the 17th World Festival of Youth and Students with about 12,000-16,000 international youths.

Vietnam booked themselves a place in the semi-finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup as Nguyen Vu Phong's solitary strike earned the team a 1-0 win over Singapore.

A fire killed at least 81 prisoners in Chile early Wednesday as flames swept through a jail in the capital Santiago, police said.

VN can definitely defeat Singapore at the decisive game today in the last round of group B of the Suzuki Cup, according to Mai Duc Chung.

Fears that Japan's recovery is heading for further slowdown deepened Wednesday as data showed the nation's trade with the world rose only slightly.