CULTURE AND SPORT

For the first time since 1943, 10 pictures were ushered into the best picture circle.

U.S transportation chief says probe isn't over; car maker could face civil penalty.

The chance of another big earthquake in Haiti in the near future is great enough that people in Port-au-Prince should sleep in tents.

More than 75 mega-stars gathered to re-record the charity anthem "We are the World" in the same studio where the original was cut 25 years ago.

China has accused the United States of 'rude and unreasonable Cold War thinking' over its decision to sell $6.3 billion worth of arms to Taiwan.

Toyota apologized to its customers and said a piece of steel about the size of a postage stamp will fix the gas pedal problem that led to the recall of millions of cars.

Pakistan is investigating reports that the leader of the Taliban in the country died from wounds in an airstrike.

Country-pop starlet Taylor Swift became the youngest artist to win the coveted Grammy for album of the year.

Infectious diseases are spreading in densely populated makeshift camps as thousands of amputees strain medical capacity in Haiti after the devastating earthquake.

Bill and Melinda Gates said they would spend $10 billion over the next decade to develop and deliver vaccines.

Toyota Motor Corp.'s problems continued to mount as the auto maker said it was recalling 1.8 million vehicles in Europe.

The reclusive writer who gave literary voice to the emotional and psychological anguish of teenagers throughout the world is gone.

Microsoft Corp. said its earnings in the most recent quarter jumped 60 percent, as a rebound in the personal computer industry drove sales of the company's latest Windows operating system.

Earthquake left an estimated 200,000 dead throughout the country.

Vietnam’s top badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh has made a comeback to the list of the world’s top ten players.

A frightened, shivering dog was rescued after floating at least 75 miles (120 kilometers) on an ice floe down Poland's Vistula River and into the Baltic Sea, officials said Thursday. Now his saviors just have to figure out who really owns him.

PM Dung shared Vietnam’s successful lessons on sustaining growth and reshaping national competitiveness.

California and Florida are the biggest winners among 31 states sharing $8 billion in rail grants from the U.S. economic stimulus package.

A music show with a performance by the UK’s Melodramas rock band and two Vietnamese rock bands will take place in HCMC on February 4.