VietNamNet Bridge – Repeated earthquakes have occurred since the day Song Tranh 2 Hydropower Plant began storing water.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Philippines Minister of Agriculture Proceso Alcala has been accused of taking bribes from the Southern Food Corporation (Vinafood 2) in exchange for the grant of a rice contract with the Vietnamese rice exporter.

 International public opinion share the view that the escalating tension in the East Sea can not be ignored.

China’s Foreign Ministry recently held a press conference to slander Vietnam and justify its illegal actions in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 Vietnam fisheries surveillance vessels June 15 continued activities to oppose China and request it to withdraw the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 from Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Local tourists, especially youth, prefer to visit beautiful islands like Binh Ba, Binh Lap and Binh Hung in Cam Ranh Bay in the central province of Khanh Hoa as their ideal destinations to explore nature and sceneries

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is growing concern about increased tension in the East Sea after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Goethe Institute in Hanoi will host an intensive lighting workshop for filmmakers and cinematographers by cinematographer Jamie Maxtone-Graham from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 21 and 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Legendary investment advisor Dr. Marc Faber will be the keynote speaker at the Vietnam Investment Forum (VIF) 2014 that is scheduled to take place on June 19 in HCMC’s White Palace Convention.

 Vietnamese market attracts multinational groups;  Foreign firms boost trade promotion in Vietnam; Foreign exchange market to be stabilised; Billion dollar projects awaken central region; Vietnam to sell 30,000 tonnes of rice to Iraq

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dutch maestro and educator Jan Stulen will be the guest conductor for the HCM City symphony orchestra next Thursday at its "Beethoven and Prokofiev" concert.

 First-ever BPO development centre opens in Danang; Finland looks for new partnerships in Vietnam; WB approves US$500 million credit to Vietnam; Overall planning for southern economic zones announced; Rice exports to China up in volume, value

 The Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is likely to penetrate into Vietnam, according to a warning issued by the Ministry of Health (MoH)’s Preventive Health Department.

 NA passes amended health insurance law; Vietnam backs Cambodian sappers; Senior military officials visit Cambodia; Seminar on US-Japan ties and Southeast Asia; East Sea seminar held in South Africa

 Vietnam has affirmed its consistent policy on protecting and promoting human rights at the ongoing 26th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) held in Geneva, Switzerland.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi's industrial parks and export processing zones will co-ordinate closely with relevant bodies, to help foreign direct investment firms in dealing with export and import procedures.

 Vietnam continues opposing China’s illegal placement of its oil rig in the nation’s waters and calling on UNCLOS member states to do alike against Chinese unilateral acts escalating tensions in the East Sea.

 Vietnam’s Fisheries Surveillance Force on June 14 detected a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft flying at the height of 300-500m above the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig which is standing illegally inside Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 On June 14, China’s Xinhua news agency reported that the so-called government "Sansha City" (Hainan,China) broke ground on a school project on “Yong Xing” island, which is Phu Lam island belonging to Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

 Vietnam’s diplomatic struggle against China’s illegal placement of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the nation’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf is continuing to receive ardent support from many other countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thai are one of the few minority tribes with their own script, yet few remember how to write it.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Luxury car sales in Viet Nam seem to be unaffected by the struggling economy, with most brands reporting better business in the country.

 Dong Van plateau is known as one of the 77 geological parks in the world and the second in Southeast Asia after the Langkawi Geological Park in Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the north once had many pottery villages producing quality ceramics, most of today's artisans are only interested in commercial work. But artist Tran Do Nghia is an exception.