An Indian diamond trader has thrown a mass wedding for more than 200 fatherless brides and given each of them gifts worth thousands of dollars, to help poor women start a new life.

Việt Nam has received more than 10 million foreign tourists in 2016 – a new record for the country’s tourism industry. The figure was given at a conference held on Sunday to review the National Tourism Year 2016 – Phú Quốc – Mekong River Delta.

Việt Nam Television Film Centre (VFC)’s Zippo, Mù Tạt Và Em (Zippo, Mustard and You) won gold prize in the category of Television Film of the National Television Festival 2016.

Thirteen-year-old Đinh Thanh Hải won MasterChef Junior Việt Nam Season 1 with his sauté fois gras and poached apple in red wine as the starter, sauté salmon with pomelo sauce as the main and panna cotta with passion fruit sauce and mango sauce as the dessert.

Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt was the ultimate rocker who lived the dream, the band's manager said Sunday after he died aged 68 following a severe infection.

George Michael, who has died aged 53, was a teenage heartthrob turned superstar singer-songwriter whose smooth vocals belied a personal life shadowed by drug problems and heartbreak.

Various events highlighting the culture and history of the northern province of Bắc Kạn will take place to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the province’s establishment.

Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARTI) is the most common disease among the general population, especially among children younger than 5. According to the US Centres for Disease Control (CDC), each child has six to eight episodes of respiratory infection annually, on average.

The famed mountain town of  Sa Pa in Lào Cai Province kicked off its first Snow Festival on Saturday, with the barometer showing 9 degrees Celsius.