Psychedelic American rock band The Flaming Lips had to cancel its appearance at Rock Werchter last week but will perform at the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels on 9 November. The Grammy Award-winning group is due to release a new double album, Embryonic, later in the year.

The government does not need to introduce a ban on listening to MP3 players in traffic, according to the Institute for Road Safety (BIVV). The institute recommends a campaign aimed at raising the public's awareness of the dangers of listening to loud music while walking or cycling.

Antwerp barista Peter Hernou has won this year's World Latte Art Championship in Cologne. "Latte Art" refers to decorating the milky foam on the top of the much-loved coffee drink. Another Antwerpenaar, Bart Van Sanden, came in second in "cup-tasting" - picking the one cup out of three that differs from the other two. Belgium came third overall in the country rankings, after the UK and South Korea.

The Flemish media regulator has given the go-ahead for a joint venture between the Norwegian company Norkring and the public-service broadcaster VRT to offer digital TV and radio in competition with Belgacom and Telenet. Norkring's programme will go out over the airwaves, while Belgacom goes by cable and Telenet by ADSL line. This will also allow transmissions to mobile devices.

Following on the success of Turkish and Indian "Bollywood" films in Kinepolis, the cinema group now plans to release more Asian movies. Hong Kong action films and Japanese thrillers are of particular interest to the Belgian chain, which launches its new effort with the Chinese martial arts film Cobweb. The film opens on 8 July in Antwerp and Brussels.