CULTURE AND SPORT

The southern central province of Binh Thuan will host the International Sailing Festival 2011 in Mui Ne Resort on January 15-18.

European airports fought to clear a backlog of thousands of stranded Christmas travellers as arctic conditions gripped the continent and sparked fresh delays and cancellations.

French families arrived in Haiti to fetch a group of Haitian children they adopted in the wake of a devastating earthquake that ravaged the impoverished country.

Skygazers with a clear view in N.America and Europe were greeted with a celestial treat

The number of international troops killed in Afghanistan this year has passed 700, an independent website said Tuesday.

Brazil this year overtook Germany as the fourth-biggest car market in the world -- and foreign investors see huge potential as the Latin American giant becomes increasingly prosperous.

Ho Chi Minh City Youth’s Cultural House has mapped out numerous cultural activities to welcome in the New Year from December 24 to 31.

Autistic children have difficulty finding things such as shoes in a bedroom or apples at a supermarket, impairing their ability to lead normal lives, according to a new study.

South Korea staged a live-fire exercise on a flashpoint island near the disputed border, but NK said it would not hit back.

Japan's 18 metre tall Gundam combat robot, hero to millions of sci-fi animation fans, emerged victorious Monday.

Vietnam’s first timber and forest product festival will be held next year in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh province from March 26-29.

Heavy snow disrupted the Christmas holiday getaway in Europe.

South Korea ordered civilians on five border islands to take shelter ahead of a live-fire exercise Monday despite North Korean threats of deadly retaliation.

A massive pipeline blast killed 27 people in central Mexico on Sunday, engulfing dozens of homes in a raging inferno that one official described as "rivers of fire in the streets."

Frankfurt airport cancelled some 490 flights Sunday due to heavy snowfall which has created chaos throughout the European air traffic network, a spokeswoman said.

Malaysia stormed into the final of the AFF Suzuki Cup for the first time in 14 years after holding Vietnam to a goalless draw in the second leg of their semi-final.

North Korea predicted "disaster" if South Korea goes ahead with a live-fire artillery exercise on a border island bombarded by the communist state last month.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said it was "increasingly likely" the US would try to extradite him on charges related to leaked cables as he savoured his first day on bail.

South Korea's military said it would go ahead with a live-fire drill on a border island, despite the North's threat to strike back with deadlier firepower.