VietNamNet Bridge - Many pilgrims even put small change into the hands of Buddha statues, stumps and even into the stream, wishing the Buddha and God to support them.

Increasing life expectancy has long been a goal the human race keeps seeking. Now it is written into the economic and social development plan of an East China city.

Kobe Bryant was named the MVP, his fourth, on Sunday night as he scored 37 points to lead the West past the East 148-143 in the NBA All-Star game.

A suicide car bomb hit near a police training camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police official said Monday.

A pair of giant pandas left their home in southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday for a 10-year stay in Japan, under a joint research agreement on the endangered species.

At least 2,000 people have been evacuated to safer grounds following Monday's explosion on Mt. Bulusan in the central Philippine province of Sorsogon.

VietNamNet Bridge – Economist Bui Van talks about the way commercial banks, state-owned enterprises and private enterprises shout for help and about the way the State responds to the cries.

Pollution in the Dong Nai river has killed 36 tons of fishes in Thong Nhat Ward of southern Bien Hoa city, the farmers association said in a report sent to authorities Monday.

Two Export Credit Guarantee Programmes run by the US are expected to help Vietnamese importers gain access to capital at preferential interest rates.

A massive 6.3 earthquake hit New Zealand South Island's largest city of Christchurch for the second time in less than six months, causing multiple deaths and widespread destruction.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police of Quang Ngai Province and Da Nang city in central Vietnam have recently detected and apprehended some teens who sniff chemical glues as a drug.

VietNamNet Bridge – Police have fined nearly 4600 motorbike drivers for not wearing helmets in the past week, and seized more than 1000 motorbikes. Notably, 75 percent of violators are youngsters.

Climate change could prolong toxic algal outbreaks by 2040 or sooner, posing a health threat to humans, a new study suggests.

Vietnam car sales jump 48 pct y/y in Jan: Industry; AirAsia X connects Vietnam with Paris; Tien Giang province withdraws misused beach; Vietnam raises refinance rate 200 bps to 11 pct; Budget carrier offers cheap tickets to Danang

VietNamNet Bridge - Foreign direct investment disbursement is expected to rise sharply this year as many foreign investors push big projects in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Chua Ba festival in the southern province of Binh Duong draws millions of visitors in the first lunar month. This is the business season for fake monks.

Explaining the continued gold price increases in mid February 2011, analysts say the gold price in the world has been escalating, while the demand in the domestic market increased sharply after the central bank devaluated the dong by 9.3%.

Tran Du Lich, former Head of the HCM City Economics Institute, emphasized that the priority for 2011 is reducing the total demand in the national economy in order in order to curb the inflation.

VietNamNet Bridge - The National Public Administrative Reform Project (Project 30 in short) has gained three significant achievements, said USAID Representative Francis A.Donovan.

A lot of students in Hanoi applaud the decision to relocate their universities to the suburb areas of the city, while others say they cannot understand why the schools need to move to other places.