CULTURE AND SPORT

Google Inc. reeled in more Internet advertising during the holiday shopping season and approached $2 billion in quarterly profit for the first time.

Vietnam’s representative at the 2010 Oscar “Dung Dot” is rejected from a shortlist of movies entering the next round for The Best Foreign Film category.

Toyota announced a second huge recall of vehicles for another problem that could cause the throttle to stick open.

Within days, the government will move 400,000 people made homeless by Haiti's epic earthquake to new resettlement areas.

Governments have pledged nearly $1 billion in aid to Haiti, according to an AP estimate.

China shook off the global crisis as growth surged to 10.7 percent in the final quarter of 2009 but inflation picked up, adding to pressure on Beijing to cool rising prices without disrupting the recovery.

Breathlessly, they came, carrying suitcases, plastic bags and just about anything that would hold the few belongings they still had.

Pianist Dang Thai Son will play only one show in HCM City on January 26 to celebrate the 200th birthday of Polish music genius Frederic Chopin.

Japan Airlines filed for one of the country's largest bankruptcies ever Tuesday, entering a restructuring that will shrink Asia's top carrier and its presence.

A powerful new earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets.

Authorities have buried 70,000 bodies, about a third of the estimated final toll, officials said.

IBM raised its 2010 profit target and reported a stronger-than-expected, 9 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings, as cost cuts and a shift to more profitable contracts helped it weather a slump in corporate spending.

Investment banking operations make $7.1bn annual profit, but bailout repayments pushes group to $7.6bn last-quarter deficit.

The stunning face of Miss Supranational 2009 lures viewers with a series of sexy new images.

Authorities estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless in the quake-ravaged heart of this tragic land.

With the people of Haiti hungry, desperate and frustrated after the earthquake, violence and looting are erupting in the capital.

Joe Schumacher took a gamble, and so far, it looks as if it will pay off.

Thuy Dung showed off the appealing beauty of twenty-something girl sporting a long, black, hairdo.

James Cameron won best director for his film "Avatar," which won best drama.