All through his celebrated career, Naipaul made many scathing remarks on record about women, race and his homeland Trinidad. But that was VS Naipaul in a nutshell. Cold, unapologetic for his views, outspoken but a master storyteller with a flair of weaving unforgettable stories.

HANOI - Vietnam plans to tighten its grip on the internet via a censorship system to block and prevent personal computers from receiving misleading information.