Local singers have played a major part in the success of Thanh Nien s annual U.21 National Football Championship.The first time that Thanh Nien invited celebrated singers to perform at its under-21 football event five years ago, the audience in

Hong Kong starlet [searchlink]Gillian Chung[/searchlink]'s supporting role in the movie was to have lasted all of five minutes.But even that was too long for the descendents of Ms Fu Zhi Fang, wife of the late Chinese opera master [searchlink]Mei Lan

searchlink]Epik High[/searchlink] ( ) sings 'Umbrella' ( ) featuring [searchlink]Younha[/searchlink] ( ) on Yoon Do Hyun's Love Letter

searchlink]Miss Viet Nam 2008[/searchlink], [searchlink]Tran Thi Thuy Dung [/searchlink]was not stripped of her crown, despite persistent rumours she did not graduate high school, said Duong Xuan Nam, head of the [searchlink]Miss Viet Nam[/searchlink] organising board.Nam, also the editor-in-chief of Tien

searchlink]Nan Quan Mama[/searchlink] ( )'s 'You Are Not Like Her' ( ) composed and directed by [searchlink]Jay Chou[/searchlink].

Member of the European Parliament Sahra Wagenknecht has tabled a question to the EU Council on the so-called Estonian volunteers to Georgia. Sahra Wagenknecht made the announcement to REGNUM on September 9.As the MP noted, soon after the start of

Stocks pulled back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday morning, as investors took profits on the previous day's sharp gains driven by the U.S. government bailout of major mortgage finance firms. At the morning close, the 225-issue Nikkei average stood

Brazilian mining giant Vale has told major Japanese steelmakers that it plans to raise its iron-ore prices again, sources familiar with the situation said Tuesday. Vale proposed raising prices by 10-20 pct only after the company reached agreement with the

Takeout sushi chain operator Kyotaru Co. has dissolved its health insurance union due to an increase in costs reflecting an overhaul of Japan's medical system, it was learned Tuesday. The union had a total of 3,500 Kyotaru employees and their

Stocks pulled back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Tuesday, as worries about the U.S. and global economies came to the fore again after the euphoria over the U.S. mortgage bailout faded. The 225-issue Nikkei average ended down 223.81 points, or

ArmInfo. By calling itself Beeline Company ArmenTel appropriates the name of our company, says Hayk Khanjyan, President of Bi Line, one of Armenia's biggest IT companies.The trade mark of ArmenTel sounds the same as the trade mark Bi Line has

ArmInfo. The financial management of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant by CJSC 'Inter RAO UES’ has been prolonged for 5 years, Head of the Rosatom State Corporation Sergey Kiriyenko told journalists in Yerevan, Tuesday.According to him, the 5-year agreement on

ArmInfo. 'The problem on possibility of participation in the actions to support recognition of Nagornyy Karabakh needs additional discussion', - the leader of the Heritage parliamentary faction Armen Martirosyan told journalists today at the press-conference in Urbat club. He also

ArmInfo. Armenia's transfer to the digital system of TV and Radio broadcasting is necessary for the country's information security, RA Economy Minister Nerses Yeritsyan said during introduction of draft alterations to the Law "On TV and Radio" in the Armenian

ArmInfo. In 2010 the supplementary exploration of uranium deposits in Armenia will be completed and the full picture of uranium reserves will be clear, Director General of Rosatom State Corporation (Russia) Sergey Kiriyenko said during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the

ArmInfo. Joint session of the CSTO Coordination Council on fighting illegal migration and Migration Policy Council under EurAsEc Integration Committee will be held in Cholpon-Ati (Kyrgystan), on 10 September, adviser of the CSTO Information Department Vitaliy Strugovets told ArmInfo today.

Members of the Free Gaza Movement (FGM) held a press conference in Beirut on Tuesday to describe their recent breaking of the Israeli siege on the Gaza Strip in Palestine. The Israeli government tightened a blockade on Gaza in 2006

Israel arrested a Lebanese man during a weekend drug seizure after he entered Israeli territory, the UN force in South Lebanon said on Tuesday. "Israel informed us on Saturday of the arrests of three Israelis and a Lebanese citizen in

Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammad Rashid Qabbani said upon his arrival from Saudi Arabia Tuesday that the reconciliation initiative launched by Future Movement leader MP Saad Hariri in Tripoli was the beginning of a new era, and called for initiating such

The world's changing power dynamics during the Bush administration era were the focus of a lecture by former Arab-Israeli MP Azmi Bishara before a full audience at Hamra's Al-Madina Theater on Monday evening. In his lecture - entitled "What's the