CULTURE AND SPORT

Life in Washington ground to a halt Friday as steady snow fell.

The winners for top 3 faces of the year in 2009: Miss Brazil Isabel Correia, Miss Ethiopia Melat Yante and Miss Venezuela Andreina Castro.

“Arts of Ancient Vietnam: From River Plain to Open Sea” — matchless in quality, straight from the source.

The Vietnam Football Federation had to delay the negotiation meeting with coach Calisto because he hasn’t yet returned to Vietnam.

China complained to the World Trade Organization on Thursday about anti-dumping duties imposed by the European Union on Chinese-made shoes.

The border region between China and Vietnam is bustling with trade and people come from across the region to make a living.

An Australian banker is in hot water after being filmed looking at semi-nude photos of a model while a colleague was doing a television interview nearby.

Mui Ne, Vietnam, was site of the latest Kite Tour Asia contest, and local riders fared well.

A new high-tech suction device could allow humans to walk on walls like Spider-Man.

Supermodel Ha Anh will take part in the "Top Asian Model" contest, after Huong Giang turned down her nomination.

Two decades after she first visited the country, Isabelle Aragon has not had her fill of Vietnam.

With nine nominations each, "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" led the pack as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the noms.

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.