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Malaysia stun Vietnam with Safee double

Vietnam’s chances to advance to the final match of the 2010 Suzuki Cup are still ahead, yet slim, as they were defeated 2-0 by Malaysia at the first-leg semifinal game in Kuala Lumpur.

Facebook founder named Time's "person of the year"

Time magazine named Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg "person of the year".

Mixed reactions to Xin Chao! show

The premier of the cultural show Xin Chao! performed to a packed house on Friday at the Circus Tent, 2 Pham Ngu Lao Street in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1.

China shelter 'sold 70 disabled people into slavery'

The operator of an unlicensed shelter for disabled people in southwest China sold at least 70 mentally ill workers into slavery in recent years, local authorities told state press.

27 dead in Australia boat tragedy

At least 27 people died in a refugee boat accident off western Australia, Customs officials said Wednesday.

Despite Cancun deal, US shifts away on climate

A new international accord on global warming has heartened environmentalists, but casting a shadow is the political shift in the US where legislative climate efforts died in 2010.

Vietnam film makers time to shine as 48 Hour Film Festival premiere’s

More than 30 short films produced during the film maker weekend of the first 48 Hour Film Project in Vietnam are being shown to the public for the first time December 13-15.

Assange back in British jail after bail ruling challenged

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remained behind bars Wednesday despite a decision by a British court to grant him bail.

$150m F1 track proposed for Vietnam

Vietnam may soon have a Formula One standard, world-class motor racing stadium.

China to appeal WTO ruling on tyre exports to US

China said it regretted the World Trade Organisation's rejection of its complaint against punitive US tariffs on Chinese tyres and would appeal "at an appropriate time".

Wham win most annoying Xmas song award with 'Last Christmas'

British pop group Wham!'s 1984 hit single "Last Christmas" was voted most annoying Christmas song in a poll in Bulgaria.

WB: High trade costs remain key barrier for least developed countries

Trade costs have remained the largest barrier for least developed countries and the World Bank gathered in Geneva to discuss strategies to address this.

WikiLeaks founder to appear in British court

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a British court in a second attempt to win bail after he was arrested over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden.

Peak viewing for 'shooting stars' meteor show

The best meteor shower of the year, a display of shooting stars known as the Geminids, is set to peak early Tuesday.

Calisto frets over threadbare squad as semi-final nears

Vietnam will have to play Malaysia in the first leg of the ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup semi-finals in Kuala Lumpur without several of the team's best players.

Search called off for 17 missing from sunken SKorean trawler

Rescuers on Tuesday called off the search for 17 crew members missing from a South Korean trawler that sank off Antarctica, bringing the death toll from the tragedy to 22.

British police search home of alleged Swedish bomber

British police searched a house in southeast England which is thought to be the home of an alleged suicide bomber who blew himself up in Stockholm at the weekend.