CULTURE AND SPORT

Inflation soared unexpectedly across the debt-laden eurozone in September, the EU said on Friday.

The VFF has accepted a proposal by football club chairmen to establish a Vietnam Professional Football Company.

Japan's finance minister said that Japan will secure an additional 15 trillion yen in funds it can use to intervene in currency markets.

There were hopes there could be survivors from an Indonesian plane that crashed with 18 people aboard, the government said, after rescuers spotted the fuselage intact and a door open.

In the ultimate accolade for the world's mad scientists, spoof Nobel prizes were awarded for studies into beetle sex, yawning, and other daffy investigations.

Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai said he will withdraw from V-League if the VFF does not take actions to improve the tournament.

The Obama administration is taking steps to extend new federal protections to a list of imperiled animals and plants.

Many cultural events will be held in Brussels on October 4-8 to introduce Vietnam’s cinematography to Belgian people.

Vietnamese renowned fashion designer Minh Hanh will bring a collection to Liuzhou’s annual Water Festival in China.

The world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia said it planned to cut 3,500 jobs in Romania, Germany and the United States by the end of 2012.

Eighteen Asian-Pacific teams will participate in an international beach volleyball tournament to be held at Vung Tau City on October 7-9.

China is due to take its first step towards building a space station on Thursday when it launches an experimental module ahead of the country's National Day celebrations.

Vietnamese-produced war films are lacking in veracity and are too message-laden, according to a scriptwriter.

US online retail giant Amazon launched a touchscreen tablet computer, the Kindle Fire, that costs $199, less than half the price of the cheapest iPad from market-leader Apple.

European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso called for a financial transactions tax and the creation of eurobonds to fix an economic crisis.

Across the gamut of the arts, intellectual property rights have remained a problem in Vietnam.

Champions Barcelona will be bidding to get their Champions League title defence back on track Wednesday.

The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Nesat climbed to 18 as thousands of people battled widespread flooding and another storm bore down on the country.

Paris Fashion Week got off to a black-and-white start as a duo of Asian designers sent out Spring-Summer looks for 2012.