Global astronomers bid farewell on Friday to NASA's famed Cassini spacecraft, which launched 20 years ago to circle Saturn and transformed the way we think about life elsewhere in the solar system.

Advances and discoveries in the field of oncology are being presented at the first Việt Nam multidisciplinary oncology conference being held in Hà Nội on September 5 and 6.

A record outbreak of Hepatitis A has killed 14 people and put scores in hospital in San Diego, hitting mostly homeless and patients using intravenous drugs.

Mexican fishing authorities have boycotted the effort to save the critically endangered vaquita marina porpoise, environmentalists said on Monday, calling them "accomplices" in the near-extinction of the world's smallest porpoise.

Việt Nam Chèo Theatre will perform at a concert to mark World Reconciliation Day in Hà Nội on September 9, said director Meritorious Artist Thanh Ngoan.

Two-time US Open runner-up Victoria Azarenka confirmed her withdrawal from the tournament on Monday amid a custody battle concerning her eight-month-old son.

The Muay Thai (Thai boxing) fight night will kick off on August 18 at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium in HCM City.

Horror, war or animal-centred comedy — take your pick. This weekend, horror prevailed on North American movie screens, with "scary as hell" film Annabelle: Creation pulling in US$35 million in its first week out, more than paying off the US$15 million Warner Bros. spent on it, analysts said.

Female directors who have worked on TV shows like American Horror Story and Scandal say quotas are necessary to obtain more gender and racial diversity in Hollywood. 

The newly released book Thuyền Không Bến Đỗ (A Ship without a Destination) features Vietnamese-American musician Lam Phuong’s 110 works, mostly romantic songs written in the 1960s and 70s.