Former Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has changed his position on a divorce petition filed by his estranged wife Maria Shriver and agreed to pay her spousal support, local media reported on Tuesday.

Amazon.com’s e-book reader Kindle 3G with special offers is now the company’s top-selling e-book device, according to media reports on Wednesday.

SBV Governor Nguyen Van Giau said that the public debts in Greece and the uncertainties in Europe, plus the public debt problems in the US, have all led to the domestic gold price increases; while he cannot see any problems in the market.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Declaration of the Conducts of Parties in the East Sea was signed in the hope that it would provide the foundation for long-term stability in the area and foster understanding among the countries concerned.

VietNamNet Bridge - With domestic tours costing more than foreign trips and their country’s attractions not appealing enough to Vietnamese, many people opt for destinations like Thailand and Singapore.

Writer publishes war notes, diaries diaries; Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia music and dance festival wraps up; VN moviemakers bad at making money; Phu Yen gets ready for Vietnam Film Festival

Vietnam’s top chess player Le Quang Liem remains unbeaten at the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund, Germany, after drawing with Georg Meier of the host country in the first match of the second round on July 27.  

ASEAN naval chiefs brought up the conflicts in the East Sea and recommended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take the initiative to ensure marine security at the fifth ASEAN Naval Chiefs’ Meeting (ANCM-5).

The predictions have come true--the marks got by students from the university entrance exams are not high due to the difficult exam questions.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung on July 27, nominated ten candidates as chairpeople of the NA’s specialized committees and councils.

VietNamNet Bridge – After two months, the rice exporters who cannot meet the requirements stipulated in the Decree No 109, will be weeded out. To date, only 20 businesses have been recognized as meeting the requirements to become rice exporters.

IOC President Jacques Rogge officially invited athletes all over the world to come to the London Games with one year to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

VietNamNet Bridge - The General Department of Taxation will speed up plans to outsource personal income tax accounting to make the work faster and more accurate, according to department IT section deputy director Nguyen Thi Thuan.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese contestant at Miss Asia USA 2011 pageant Phan Thi Mo has arrived in the US and participated in some events.

The United Nations' food agency on Wednesday began aid airlifts to the Somali capital Mogadishu where thousands from drought-hit southern Somali sought help, a spokesman for the organization said.

VietNamNet Bridge - Software parks were the key to developing the information technology and communication sector but they lacked united management and detailed strategies, an IT forum heard recently.

With less than one week towards a possible calamitous U.S. debt default deadline, the White House said that a debt limit compromise is essential and possible, adding fresh pressure to the stalemated debt ceiling negotiation process.

Some 460,000 foreign tourists visited Viet Nam in July, bringing the total number of visitors to the country in the first seven months to 3.43 million, up 17.3 per cent over the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tien Minh of Viet Nam is seeded No 7 at the August's World Badminton Championship after a draw on Monday in London, England.

VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Ngoc Anh will share the stage with her younger brother, Anh Khang, for the first time in the capital this weekend.