CULTURE AND SPORT

British police charged a man on Saturday over a bomb hoax that prevented a Dubai-bound Emirates airliner from taking off from London's Heathrow airport.

Pasadena's 22-member Southwest Chamber Music will embark on the largest-ever cultural exchange between the US and Vietnam.

Thuy Lam, Miss Universe Vietnam in 2008, has married the love of her life after seeing him for five years.

Dubai added yet another feat to its repertoire of skyscrapers launching a 72-floor tower structure declared the world's tallest hotel.

Natalie Tjahja has one simple aim: "When I give happiness to the children, when I see the smile, it's just so beautiful."

“Avatar” movie has opened to rave reviews and Megastar Cineplex believes it could rake in US$1 million in Vietnam by the middle of the month.

Cambodia hosted a friendly boat race with Vietnam and Thailand in its Koh Kong Province.

MP & Silva has acquired worldwide distribution rights for matches by the Vietnamese Olympic and senior teams.

People will be able to buy video games they can control by moving their bodies instead of punching buttons or swinging controllers in the air.

Vietnam’s slim hopes of reaching the 2011 AFC Asian Cup ended on Wednesday as Henrique Calisto’s side shared a 1-1 draw with Lebanon

Poverty and rising violence are causing tension between southern and northern Sudan.

The beauty and power of monstrous Hawaiian waves from the inside out.

Yoko Ono the famed wife of John Lennon, said that she is planning to write book chronicling her life.

Recent threats and attacks from militant groups have made it almost impossible to get food to hungry people in southern Somaila.

Hubble Space Telescope has reached back 13.2 billion years, farther than before in time and space, to reveal a "primordial population" of galaxies.

“Queen of athletics” Vu Thi Huong was named one of the best indoor runners of 2009 by the Asian Athletics Association.

Just five days before the opening of the world's tallest skyscraper in Dubai, organizers were informed of the shock decision to rename the building after the ruler of Abu Dhabi.

Before detonating a suicide bomb in Afghanistan last week, a Jordanian militant was considered by American spy agencies to be the most promising informant in years about the whereabouts of Al Qaeda’s top leaders.

Japan's 77-year-old finance minister, Hirohisa Fujii, has resigned due to poor health, Japanese media say.