Latin American countries face an economic "overheating" with high consumer inflation, the International Monetary Found (IMF) said on Wednesday.

Vietnamese will have a chance to see meteor shower Eta Aquarids from the famous Halley’s comet in the evening of May 5, and early morning of May 6, according to NASA.  

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi expects to make 2.450 trillion VND (US$120 million ) from auctioning off 373 ha of land rights for the development of 62 new projects during the course of this year.

The Prime Minister has approved a guarantee for Vietnam Airlines’ deals to lease and purchase eight Airbus A321-200 planes to support this State-owned corporation’s ambitious flight expansion at home and internationally.

People diagnosed with asthma in the United States grew by 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Sixteen paintings will be auctioned in “Night of Smiles 2011” in HCM City on May 21, to raise fund for cleft palate children.

The men’s and women’s national volleyball teams of Vietnam have new foreign coaches today, who accept a two-month trial period before reaching official deals later.

Visitors walking to Yen Lac Town in the northern province of Bac Can's Na Ri District will discover scores of unusual old houses made of timber from the nghien tree, an endangered native of Viet Nam and China.

While e-commerce experts believe that social networks like LinkedIn, Facebook, or Twitter could be used as an effective “weapon” to learn information about competitors, domestic enterprises still keep indifferent to the weapon.

Former child star Jackie Cooper, who appeared at a number of hit films including "Our Gang," "Skippy" and later in "Superman," has died. He was 88.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam plans to cut 97 trillion dong worth of public investments in 2011, which is equal to 10 percent of the total investment capital of the whole society, in an effort to help curb inflation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Miss Ethnic Vietnam Pageant 2011 will be held in HCM City by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

According to the Road and Railway Traffic Police Bureau, 212 traffic accidents were recorded in Vietnam during the April 30/May 1 holiday; claiming 172 lives and injuring 172 others.

The Nhieu Loc canal, Ban Nguyet lake, Thu Thiem bridge and modern buildings are photos that show the development of Saigon today. These pictures are introduced at an exhibition celebrating the country’s 36th unification (April 30) in HCM City.

VietNamNet Bridge – Half way through the season, the V-League has produced several surprises, but the main one is that former champs and likely title contenders have not made their presence felt.

VietNamNet Bridge – Old reasons have been cited to explain why “Vietnam - a different Orient” was not accepted as the new slogan for Vietnam’s tourism in the next period.

VietNamNet Bridge - More foreign garment and textile investors are stitching up investment deals in Vietnam as production costs rise in China.

VietNamNet Bridge – National Geographic [NG) recently rated Viet Nam amongst the World's Best Guided Expeditions in its sixth annual publication entitled "50 Tours of a Lifetime." NG recommended its readers to try a 14-day-excursion

VietNamNet Bridge - Smartphones, which offer advanced computing ability and conductivity, have been developed continually over nearly two decades but they have only sold well on domestically since last year.

VietNamNet Bridge – To attract audiences, cinemas in HCM City are not only importing popular films but also launching promotions and offering freebies.