CULTURE AND SPORT

Switzerland and Germany will take a step to resolve a spat on taxation on Thursday, the Swiss finance ministry said.

A sudden cholera epidemic has killed 220 people, officials said as Haiti scrambled to contain a wider outbreak 10 months after an earthquake devastated the nation.

A Japanese film week was launched in Nha Trang by the Consulate General of Japan in HCM City and the Khanh Hoa provincial department for Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The United States looked set to win G20 backing Saturday to tackle groaning trade imbalances.

Top striker Le Cong Vinh's chances of taking part in December's ASEAN Football Championship, AFF-Suzuki Cup remain unclear.

Graphic accounts of torture, civilian killings and Iran's hand in the Iraq war are detailed in hundreds of thousands of US military documents made public on the whistleblower website WikiLeaks.

Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. announced the recall of nearly 528,000 vehicles worldwide Friday due to a defect with the cylinder that holds brake fluid.

The Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Programme is a big regional event with young people from 10 ASEAN and Japan taking part in.

A regional forum on human trafficking and migration will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 24-30.

Tigers could become extinct within 12 years but a top level meeting in Russia next month could help reverse the decline, nature conservation body WWF said.

Lawmakers yesterday deliberated on a draft environmental-tax law, focusing on which products should be taxed, who is taxable and what is the appropriate tax rate.

The first Vietnam International Film Festival wrapped up with Vietnam's Nhat Kim Anh taking home the Best Actress Award.

President Aquino will keep his travel expenses low when he visits Vietnam next week to attend a regional summit, a Palace official said.

At least 160,000 people were evacuated from southern China as Typhoon Megi bore down, bringing with it the threat of devastation.

French protestors blocked key sites and clashed with police as unions called for further mass nationwide protests against President Sarkozy's bid to raise the retirement age.

Toyota announced a safety recall of about 1.5 million vehicles worldwide to fix a brake fluid leak that it warned can gradually diminish braking performance in the cars.

Xin Chao Art Performance Co. Ltd. is investing heavily in the upgrade of the Ho Chi Minh City Circus Theater at September 23 Park in District 1.

US and French researchers said they have discovered a genetic marker that is present in at least 11 types of cancerous tumours and could lead to new tests and treatments for the disease.

China -- home to the biggest counterfeit and piracy market in the world -- has said it will launch a nationwide crackdown on fake goods in a bid to improve the country's image abroad.