The Italian first division soccer league new season may face a strike if players and clubs do not reach a compromise over a new collective labour agreement.

Thai ex-premier in-exile Thaksin Shinawatra said Tuesday in Tokyo that he had no plan to go back to his country if he was to cause problems, while denying meddling in his younger sister's governance of Thailand.

British singer George Michael has admitted his split from long time partner Kenny Goss at his concert at the Prague State Opera House Monday.

The battle between rebels and forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi went on in the capital Tuesday, as a prominent son of the embattled Libyan leader made public appearance despite earlier reports he had been arrested by the rebels.

VietNamNet Bridge – A shortage of funds and high interest rates have left a number of social housing projects unfinished or still at the blueprint stage.

VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of businesses have “given up the games”, though they once struggled to survive, because the difficulties have become more than they can bear.

 The approval of a guideline for implementing the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea is highlighted as a success by China. It makes ASEAN to sigh with relief and eases the worry of others about a possible clash in the region.

Hewlett-Packard's tablet TouchPad has become the hottest consumer electronics device on Monday after HP launched a fire sale for the discontinued product line over the weekend.

Some 90 to 100 members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) were killed during the Turkish air raids in northern Iraq, Turkish military said Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – English interpretations will be available through headphones for the first time for non-Vietnamese speakers attending performances of cai luong at the Ha Noi Theatre of Cai Luong's Chuong Vang Theatre.

JP Morgan lends $108 mln to Masan; Vietnam’s livestock industry loses to foreign firms; Global gas price fall: Vietnamese get no benefit; German Talanx subsidiary to buy 25 pct of Vietnam insurer; New regulations on cross-border cash carrying

Contrary to all predictions, the proposal to raise minimum salaries ahead of time has been applauded by businesses, which believes that the wise move can help stabilize the labor market and ease the labor shortage.

Large-scale growing of genetically modified crops could start as early as next year, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Bui Ba Bong said.

VietNamNet Bridge - The VINASAT-1 satellite was successfully launched in 2008 and has become instrumental for the telecommunications industry.

VietNamNet Bridge – Different opinions have been cited to explain the downgrading of the Vietnamese students’ achievements at International Olympiads.

VietNamNet Bridge - More than 1,000 domestic software and digital content companies will face a hard time on their home turf if they do not improve their capacity to adhere to international standards, according to IT experts.

VietNamNet Bridge - The system of grottos named Trang An in Ninh Binh province was introduced to a delegation of the UNESCO on August 21, as a nominee for the world natural heritage recognition.

 Plunging ambulance kills 3, injures 1; 500 scholarships for disadvantaged pupils; Girl slapping traffic cop gets 9 months in jail; Low-income rules ‘must be relaxed' for housing

U.S. Emmy award-winning actress Selena Gomez will host the MTV Video Music Awards pre-show on Aug. 28, according to media reports Monday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Fashionable, dirt-cheap helmets are flooding Hanoi’s pavements. All of them are not verified for quality and made by recycled plastic.

The dollar prices quoted by commercial banks have been kept at the ceiling levels over the last consecutive 10 days, which shows that the pressure on the dong/dollar exchange rate not only comes from the quotas to import gold.

VietNamNet Bridge – The monthly minimum wage for employees in private firms in Viet Nam will increase from VND1.4 million ($66) to VND2 million (US$95) a month from October 1.

Students hold cultural activities abroad; Vietnam national flower features in exhibition; Japan’s TV makes film on Vietnamese tourism; Miniature gallery at Chuong Gio Cafe; First National Comedy Festival to take place 

The taskforce on supervising the implementation of the 2005 Enterprise Law has proposed to amend the article No 36 of the enterprise law, and if the proposal is approved, businesses will not have to have stamps any more.

Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange surged to record level on Monday, the sixth straight rise in a row, amid increasing safe- haven demands as investors feared global economy would further worsen.