VietNamNet Bridge – China is continuing to intimidate Viet Nam in the East Sea, using physical violations and slander to try and browbeat the nation for defending its own territory.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government has withdrawn the licenses and ‘in principal’ approvals of 536 long-delayed real estate projects occupying a combined area of more than 5,390 hectares since Resolution No.16/2012/NQ

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 300 km from HCM City, Dalat is always a great destination for those who love old buildings and cool weather.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Workers are showing apathy toward the Vietnam National Wage Council’s effort to seek public opinion on how much the minimum wage should be increased by in 2015 due to it likely having little impact on their socio-economic status.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam needs a qualified workforce for its nuclear energy development program, it has been wasting trillions of dong on overseas training courses that have not brought results.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a new map, China’s 10-dotted line covers over 130 islands, up to 90 percent of the East Sea, instead of more than 80 percent with the nine-dotted line map.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The trade sector has worked out a number of solutions aiming to boost exports and produce a trade surplus of US$500 million by the end of the year, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) reports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A relic of the Ho dynasty, the Ho Citadel has been recognised as a World Culture Heritage site by UNESCO since 2011. Restoration of the relic, however, faces the dilemma of complying with the rules on protecting the heritage

 VietNamNet Bridge – A proposed increase in the number of senior female leaders by the Ministry of Home Affairs aims to correct gender inequality, deputy director Ngo Thanh Can told Khoa hoc & Doi song (Science and Life).

Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has approved a proposal to speed up a project to broaden Tho Xuan Airport in central province of Thanh Hoa.

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VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai has inspected environmental protection measures put in place, particularly in handling waste treatment, in the southern province of Binh Duong.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of students putting their names down for entrance exams into the banking and securities faculties of big universities has tumbled 20% as the financial-banking market has remained gloomy, meaning fewer job opportunities

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Software Alliance, a leading advocate for the global software industry, last week released its latest survey on the security threats posed by illegal software use.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's published GDP is completely reliable, director general of the General Statistics Office Nguyen Bich Lam told Thoi bao Kinh te Viet Nam (Viet Nam Economic Times)

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first season of the Vietnamese Elite Model Look contest will commence with a selection round in Ha Noi on July 20.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central region's farms and households are facing a severe water shortage because of prolonged heat spells and a lack of rain.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When the US Congress passed the Agricultural Act of 2014 earlier this year, it included a new inspection programme that was designed to protect the US catfish industry from competition from Vietnamese imports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese consumers are being exploited by Coca-Cola to advertise for the soft drink manufacturer free of charge, according to marketing experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The so-called “U-shaped” line China has drawn by itself in the East Sea as well as its recent moves are the main causes of the complicated and tense situation in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many international visitors have captured images of chickens doing odd things on the streets of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three famous Korean bands – JYJ, T-Ara, 2NE1 – are scheduled to perform in Ho Chi Minh City this August.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCMC will be a new destination for Russian tourists traveling on chartered planes, following Khanh Hoa Province and Kien Giang’s Phu Quoc District.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The southern area of Hanoi, with apartment buildings, looks similar to  Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and other Asian capitals.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has surpassed Germany and Hong Kong to become Vietnam’s fifth largest export market, trailing behind the US, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.