Painter expresses bold emotion; TV drama features rural youth; Summer reality shows target young audiences; Festival offers taste of southern food; Photos by ethnic children reveal life in rural areas

 Vietnam, RoK cooperate in copyright protection; Workers abroad fined for violating contracts; Continued objection to China’s illegal acts; Workers hospitalised for exposure to extreme hot weather

 A national wildlife park will be built in the northern province of Ninh Binh to preserve rare animal species.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will have 109,000 students entering secondary schools in the 2014-2015 academic year, an increase of 20,000 students over last year, according to the Hanoi Education and Training Department.

 A representative from the Hong Kong Business Association was positive yesterday about Government efforts to restore business confidence after the recent rioting.

 Vietnam treasures partnership with RoK; NA passes law building programmes; Deepening Australia-ASEAN partnership; President sends condolences to Malaysia; Mexican parties call for peaceful end to East Sea row

 Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged yesterday to support Viet Nam and the Philippines in their territorial disputes with China, saying the use of force and intimidation to change the status quo cannot be justified.

 On May 30, a group of 35 fishing ships and two coast guard ships of China encircled and threatened Vietnamese fishing vessels which were operating 30-35 nautical miles from a drilling rig China illegally placed in Vietnam’s waters.

 Participants at the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting, which wrapped up in Algiers, Algeria on May 29, expressed their deep concern about recent developments in the East Sea.

 The Vietnamese delegation has held several meetings with foreign partners on the sidelines of the 13th IISS Asia Security Summit, known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, after their arrival in Singapore on May 30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite economic difficulties, many residents of the capital have found a way to earn a stable living.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Small banks had a “bountiful crop” in 2013 while big banks experienced lower profits.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The leaders of the National Assembly’s Committee for Defense and Security said that if China does not pull its drilling rig out of Vietnam’s waters, Vietnam must bring it to the international court.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bac Giang resident Nguyen Minh Tam is so enamoured of antique clocks that he hears their souls talk to him. The collector tells Nguyen Truong that he misses this conversation when he is away from home.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Dozens of rice husking plants have caused serious environmental pollution in the Dak Lieng Commune in Lak District in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak during the past decade.

One Pillar Pagoda, Hoi An Beach, Nha Trang: these are just a few of the many sites that form the backdrops of photos shot by a globe-trotting Scottish couple. And the subjects of the photos? The couple’s plastic, three-inch tall alter egos.

Seen in the context of its actions over the past half century, there is nothing surprising about China’s deployment of an illegal rig in Vietnam’s waters. This is just one more notch in the ratchet Beijing has wielded to "monopolize the East Sea".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese customers are not loyal to retail banks, as 65–77 per cent of surveyed people were ready to close their banking accounts and change to another bank.

For the sixth time, the European Union National Institutes for Culture, the network of the European cultural institutes and embassies in Hanoi, and the National Film Studio for Documentary and Science Film Vietnam, will present European . . .

 VietNamNet Bridge – Analysts believe that it is now the golden age of mobile games,with revenue from the sector increasing steadily in the last few years.

VietNamNet Bridge – As part of the revised draft Law on Social Insurance, Viet Nam is considering gradually raising the retirement age to 62 years for men and 60 for women starting in 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chairperson of the Italian Senate’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Pier Ferdinando Casini has voiced deep concern over China’s acts in the East Sea following its illegal placement of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s waters.

Vietnam lashes economic growth forecast; Mekong Delta attracts foreign investors; Manufacturing industry attracts huge FDI; Production jumps 5.4% this year; Agricultural manufacturers offered preferential loans

Jakarta Post has published an article by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia against the arguments by the chargé d’affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, for China's sovereignty over Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Diabetes in Vietnam is becoming increasingly common and is on the rise nationwide, especially in the metropolitan and areas surrounding industrial zones.