CULTURE AND SPORT

An actress and a model disappointed Vietnamese audiences after inflating their image and roles in a Hollywood movie.

Engineers probed BP\'s ruptured Gulf oil well for leaks but said a giant cap placed on it two days ago appears to be holding despite puzzling pressure readings.

Tropical Storm Conson was downgraded from a typhoon and is forecast to make a final landfall near Hanoi.

Settle in as David Cornish gets to know one of Vietnam’s top bands, The Props.

Two years after an economic crisis, questions remain as to whether the latest measures to prevent another collapse will work.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea armed force on July 15 held their first round of talks with the US-led UN Command.

Three accords that define the land border between Vietnam and China came into effect yesterday.

Newly released documents show senators of the time sharply questioning whether they had been deceived by the White House and the Pentagon.

Troops scoured jagged coastlines on the Philippines\' eastern seaboard in search of dozens of fishermen who went missing after a typhoon that killed 23 people.

The odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined nearly $21 million are astronomical.

BP was poised to test whether a huge cap can safely seal the leaking oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, praying an end to the costly 13-week catastrophe is in sight.

In a statement released Tuesday, the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee said it would \"formally oversee a bid for the 2020 Games.\"

The deadly bombing during the closing minutes of the World Cup in Uganda has brought the spotlight back on terrorists operating in the region.

Thai police have summoned five leaders of the royalist \"Yellow Shirt\" movement to face charges over the 2008 seizure of two Bangkok airports.

Twin bomb blasts ripped through crowds watching the World Cup final in Kampala, killing 64 and wounding scores.

Nelson Mandela joined the football party for Spain\'s 1-0 World Cup victory over Netherlands with 700 million people watching.

Andres Iniesta secured the World Cup for Spain by scoring the only goal of the final, four minutes from the end of extra-time.

World leaders and celebrities swarmed Johannesburg on Sunday for the World Cup finale between the Netherlands and Spain.

People are taking a variety of different approaches to the same question: How best to prepare for the coming apocalypse?