VietNamNet Bridge – With a vast variety of illegally imported toys available at reasonable prices, Vietnamese-made toys are falling out of favour with children in HCM City.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Anh Tuan, Vice Minister of Home Affairs, tells Tin Tuc (News) Newspaper that underperforming civil servants and public employees may be in the firing line for job cuts.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Australian born Fleming Belinda Anne has worked as a pilot for Vietnam Airlines for 7 years following brief stints in Singapore, Malaysia and even India, and now calls the S-shaped country her second home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Labour, invalids and social affairs offices in HCM City's districts should monitor illegal home-based childcare centres because children there face a high risk of violence, the HCM City Child Welfare Foundation has warned.

Piaggio Vietnam recalls 10,000 Vespa scooters; Thousands of foreign experts return to work in Binh Duong; Singaporean investors still confident in Vietnam after riots; SBV calms forex fluctuations

 VietNamNet Bridge introduces panoramic pictures of a Saigon with "skyscrapers" and bright lights, captured by Vietnamese and foreign photographers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Planning and Investment on June 5 announced overall development plans for two southern economic zones through to 2020, which are focused on expanding key fields and boosting GDP growth.

Angelina Jolie has said her security arrangements will not change following Vitalii Sediuk's red carpet "attack" on Brad Pitt last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has suspended the designers, supervisors and constructors of a project to upgrade the section of National Highway No18 connecting Uong Bi City and Ha Long City in Quang Ninh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – Thailand’s acting Minister for Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow on June 5 granted an exclusive interview to the Viet Nam Government Portal regarding the current developments in the East Sea,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The third season of Thu Thach Cung Buoc Nhay, the Vietnamese version of the US TV show So You Think You Can Dance, will hold auditions in eight cities across the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City has approved the application by the Republic of Korean Samsung Group to construct a US$1 billion electronics manufacturing facility at the city’s Hi-Tech Park.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HSBC Bank’s latest Vietnam macro-economic report says the nation will feel limited impact from the East Sea tensions with China.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 24 of Vietnam’s law enforcement ships have been damaged and 12 fisheries surveillance officials have been injured by the Chinese side in the last month, revealed Ngo Ngoc Thu,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People’s Court of Di An Commune in the southern province of Binh Duong on June 5 imprisoned three offenders who took advantage of the recent protests against China’s illegal actions in Vietnam’s waters

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam national men’s football team slid down to 123rd spot in the latest FIFA rankings published on June 5.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Government did its utmost to create favourable conditions for foreign investors and ensure their safety, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said yesterday, June 5.

 Egypt has introduced new punishments for sexual harassment in an effort to crack down on the worsening problem.

 Italian PM to visit; Vice President attends 24th Global Summit of Women; Vietnam proposes accelerating FTA talks with EU; National Assembly holds Q&A session, starting June 10

China’s recent aggressive acts in the East Sea has pushed escalation of tensions in the area. VietNamNet would like to give you an overview of the dispute in the East Sea to help our reader understand its nature.

 Top Vietnamese swimmers Nguyen Thi Anh Vien and Hoang Quy Phuoc will compete in the 38th Southeast Asian (SEA) Age-Group Swimming Championship, which started on June 6 in Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A normal day of Vietnamese officers living and working on the Coast Guard ship, CBS 8003, operating around Hoang Sa Island, amid the mounting clashes with Chinese vessels, is described from close-up.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fishery agencies, aquaculture associations and farmers all believe that Vietnam need to establish a ministry to be in charge of exploiting and developing marine resources.

 China on June 5 sent two more military ships to defend the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which is illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.