CULTURE AND SPORT

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett will Wednesday host a banquet for China's super-rich that has sparked debate about Chinese philanthropy.

Intelligence agencies have disrupted an Al-Qaeda-linked plot to launch terror attacks in Britain, France and Germany, a report said.

President Dmitry Medvedev fired Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov, dramatically ending an 18-year rule that transformed the Russian capital but also attracted bitter controversy.

Asia's developing economies should make long-term growth their top priority, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday as it lifted its 2010 growth forecast for the region.

The United States and a dozen other countries are staging a huge cyber exercise to test the preparedness of their computer networks against a simulated attack.

The ninth annual Vietnam Cultural Day celebrations held in Taipei was rated a success as it attracted more than 10,000 people.

Indonesian human rights activist Markuzi Darusman has been named as chairman and director of the Human Rights Resource Centre of ASEAN.

Hyundai Motor is recalling nearly 140,000 of its 2011 model year Sonata sedans in the United States due to a steering problem, US authorities said.

Vietnam defeated China 1-0 in Sunday’s final of the 2010 ASEAN Open Football Tournament in Indonesia to become the champions.

State-owned and private art troupes have expressed interest in a theatre project launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's performing and art department.

Bui Thac Chuyen, the acclaimed Vietnamese director, has started a new film project in a completely new genre for him.

Asians are muscling their way into traditionally Western-dominated social media networks.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in northeast China for an official visit saying that Moscow's ties with Beijing were "sealed by blood" spilled fighting a common enemy.

The Australian parliament which meets this week will not only be unusual, it could also be short-lived, experts say.

President Nguyen Minh Triet has proposed ASEAN and the US to further promote their cooperative relations in various fields.

Nearly 200 photos taken and collected by foreign expatriates in Vietnam as well as photographers from many countries are on display in Hanoi.

Leaders of the two rival Palestinian movements Fatah and Hamas held reconciliation talks in the Syrian capital and said they wanted the discussions to continue.

Apple on Saturday launched the latest version of its iPhone in China and opened another two stores in Beijing and Shanghai.

As many as 274 badminton players across the world will compete in the Vietnam Grand Prix 2010 in Ho Chi Minh City on October 5-10.