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HP TouchPad sold out in fire sale

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.

Nearly 100 PKK members killed in Turkish air raids in north Iraq

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.

Translating local theatre

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.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 24/8

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

Decision to raise minimum salaries ahead of time applauded by businesses

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.

GM crops set for early start

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.

VN to launch new satellite

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

Love for mathematics exists no longer among Vietnamese students?

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

Software and digital content developers face tough time

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.

Trang An grotto system nominated as world natural heritage

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.

SOCIETY IN BRIEF 23/8

 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

Selena Gomez to host 2011 VMA pre-show

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.

Dirt-cheap helmets sold on pavements

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

Market shows signals of short dollar supply

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.

Monthly minimum salary to increase to VND2 million from October

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.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 23/8

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 

Stamp may be not compulsory for businesses any longer

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 settles close to 1,900-dollar mark

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.

Street food vendors may be limited to fixed areas

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's Food Safety and Hygiene Department has proposed to gather food vendors in the capital city at designated places to ensure better management over food safety.

Foreign companies yet to find the green vibe

VietNamNet Bridge - More foreign firms in Vietnam are turning up their noses at the nation’s environmental regulations.