Scientists of Antwerp University have made a major breakthrough in obesity research and discovered a new type of gene that is believed to play an important role in the development of the disease.

More than 1,500 EU nationals were asked to leave Belgium in 2011 for social security abuse.

A Valentine's Day publicity stunt has resulted in a serious motorway accident and a court appearance for the production company.  

Scientists at the renowned Antwerp Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp University and Antwerp University Hospital have developed and tested a new vaccine that suppresses the HIV virus that can lead to AIDS. 

Ann Wauters, the Belgian basketball star, has signed for Seattle Storm, the 2010 champions in the American WNBA.

The Brussels Stock Exchange, the "Bourse", could soon be transformed into a tourist attraction as a "Beer Temple" if all goes to plan.

The Belgian television producer Jakob Verbruggen has been chosen to direct a five-part series for the British public service broadcaster BBC featuring the X-Files star actress Gillian Anderson.

The tax breaks offered to companies undertaking film productions in Belgium is reaping rewards and film output has tripled over the past nine years...

The Flemish Bar Council, the organisation grouping all Flemish lawyers, has called for the option of using English in court cases in Brussels.

In 20011, hundreds of Belgians emigrated north of the border and set up home in the Dutch province of Zeeland. 600 people made the move last year. With the good environment and cheaper housing prices, the figure has doubled compared to 2010.