CULTURE AND SPORT

The United States will rely on youth as they attempt to claim back the world crown without many of their National Basketball Association stars.

Trade between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations surged with the opening of a free-trade agreement, a Chinese official said.

Europe’s biggest carmaker, Volkswagen AG, is eyeing the Asean market.

Former US president Jimmy Carter flew out of North Korea after securing the release of an American citizen and a pledge from Pyongyang to resume nuclear disarmament talks.

Up to 250 martial artists from 32 teams will be taking part in the National Karate Championship at Quang Ngai Gymnasium on September 4-9.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il was believed to be visiting key ally China on Thursday, possibly with his youngest son and presumed successor.

Pakistan ordered nearly half a million people to evacuate towns on Thursday as rising floods threaten further havoc in the country.

Can a monster traffic jam spanning dozens of miles and leaving drivers stuck for days really disappear overnight?

Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam continued his bid for a first badminton world championship title with a second convincing victory yesterday in Paris.

The French version of “The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram” was published by French publisher Philippe Picquier on August 20.

Chilean officials broke the news to a desperate group of trapped miners that they could be stuck in their collapsed mine for months before being rescued.

A special concert to mark the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi was held in Berlin on August 22.

China has just been declared the world's second biggest economy, and now it has a monster traffic jam to match.

Vietnam mixed pair Duong Bao Duc and Thai Thi Hong Gam were ousted yesterday from the ongoing World Badminton Championship in Paris.

A Chinese airliner smashed into two pieces while trying to land in heavy fog, leaving at least 42 people dead but 54 survivors.

Philippine police conceded Tuesday they had made blunders ending a bus hijacking as outrage grew over the bloody assault.

Mexico's Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe in an upset victory that stunned the pageant world.

366 athletes from 42 teams across the country are competing at the Young National Athletics Championship.

Thousands of vehicles were bogged down Monday in a more than 100-kilometre traffic jam leading to Beijing that has lasted nine days.