CULTURE AND SPORT

Vietnam’s tourism and sport authorities are joining hands with the World Match Racing Tour to consider whether Ha Long City is fit for an international yacht competition.

South Korea said it expects China to cooperate on easing global economic imbalances and other contentious issues at next week's G20 summit in Seoul.

Governments and industry were urged to rapidly develop effective equipment such as oversized X-ray machines to screen the cargo containers that carry most airborne freight.

Yemeni prosecutors Tuesday accused radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi of links to Al-Qaeda and incitement to kill foreigners.

The trial is set to open Tuesday of the former head of leading Indian outsourcing firm Satyam.

Supermodel Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Thach will compete at the Miss Model of The World 2010, which takes place in China from October 31st to November 25th.

Natural gas will become more "desirable" than other energy sources including renewables, nuclear and fossil fuels.

Iraqi security forces stormed a Baghdad church where militants had taken an entire congregation hostage for four hours, leaving at least 52 people dead.

An international climb began in Sa Pa, Lao Cai province, on November 1 to plant a flag marking Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday on the peak of Fansipan Mountain.

Vietnam walked away with two silver medals from the 20th World Senior Karate Championship in Belgrade, Serbia.

Asian and Pacific countries agreed to help establish next-generation high-speed broadband networks in their region by 2020.

Hanoi's biggest Halloween party raised VND300 million and 5 tonnes of goods for flood victims.

The European Union gave notice it was not prepared to go beyond a planned 20-percent cut in greenhouse-gas emissions ahead of next month's UN climate talks.

A plane operated by France's Aigle Azur landed in Baghdad on Sunday, becoming the first flight from a European airline to arrive in the city since 1990.

International forces in Afghanistan fought off a Taliban attack on a combat post in a remote region bordering Pakistan.

Vietnamese athletes are ready to compete in next month's Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou.

FedEx and UPS scrambled to react to an apparently coordinated global terror attack using their services Friday.

A special fashion show featuring French and Vietnamese designs will be held in Hanoi to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.

Climbers at the top of Mount Everest will now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones.