VietNamNet Bridge – Around one tonne of antique coins were fished out of wrecked ships in Quang Ngai, central Viet Nam, recently.

VietNamNet Bridge – Legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap will for the first time be a key character in an art show gathering 300 artists from throughout the country held in Dong Hoi City, in the central province of Quang Binh on May 28.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of cultural and sporting events will greet tourists during Culture and Tourism Week 2011 beginning on June 5 in the central province of Quang Binh.

U.S. President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he is seeking a two-year extension for the term of FBI Director Robert Mueller which expires in September.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fishing village of Son Tra in the Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, on May 11, was busy to prepare for a trip to Dinh Mountain, to hunt the “beast” that killed over 20 dogs in the village.

Korean actress Kim Hye Soo, who is called “Sexy Queen”, will be in HCM City on May 14, to advertise for luxurious Italian jewelries in Vietnam.

Egyptian former president Hosni Mubarak and his wife Suzanne Thabet would be investigated over accumulated illegal wealth, state media said Thursday.

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Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged additional 500 million U.S. dollars to the war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday.

The pay for food for athletes of national sports teams will be increased to VND200,000 ($10)/person/day for national teams and VND150,000/person/day for young teams. The price storm has directly hit their meals.

Many Vietnamese students now have to spend only half a day to write a thesis: they borrow the theses of the elder students, then “process” the theses by copying and pasting paragraphs to create theses of their own.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Tay Ninh-based Dau Tieng Reservoir may not be able to provide clean water in future years if factories in the province continue to discharge their untreated waste water.

Combating corruption is the most important content at the meeting between candidates of the National Assembly elections and constituents.

Lorca in southeastern Spain on Thursday was assessing the damage of two earthquakes which shook the town Wednesday.

A lot of high grade apartments have been marketed recently in Hanoi, while transactions on real estate trading floors remain quiet with low demand.

The Wall Street hit its biggest percent drop since March 16 on Wednesday as energy and material stocks suffered from a sell-off in commodities market. All three major indexes dropped around 1 percent at the close.

At least three civilians were killed Thursday including two local journalists during a NATO raid early in the day that targeted the capital Tripoli, said spokesman of the General People's Committee Moussa Ibrahim.

One of the most positive changes in the Vietnam-China trade is the shifting from cross-border trade to the trade through official channel

'Extinct' River Terrapin (Batagur baska) was recently discovered in the Suoi Tien Park by a wildlife expert

VNSO Chamber Concert; Cultural Roundtable Discussion in Hanoi and HCM City; Bookworm Festival of Words 2011; Concert “Midsummer Night’s Dream”