VietNamNet Bridge – Financial experts have urged investors to stay calm and not transfer assets to gold or dollars as the East Sea problem can be settled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following China’s illegal placement of its drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, Vietnamese scholars in the US said the act seriously violates international law . . .

VinGallery will put on an exhibition entitled “Frenemies” featuring the works by street artist and illustrator Kristopher Kotcher.

 Vietnamese player Ly Hoang Nam will face Ribeiro Marcondes of Brazil on May 27 in the first round of the 50th Astrid Bowl Charleroi, Belgian International Junior Championships.

A wild bull killed one man and wounded three others in Dai Lanh commune in this central province yesterday.

 Photos on latest developments in the waters of Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago will be on display at an exhibition in Hanoi from May 28, providing vivid evidence of China ’s brazen violation of Vietnam ’s sovereignty.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ten members of the Hanoi Vespa Club will begin an epic scooter journey through Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland in June.

Increased tensions in the East Sea will be part of discussions between Vietnamese and American lawmakers during a Hanoi visit this week by a delegation from the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has announced plans to set up a bureau in Viet Nam to strengthen its ability to cover the region's developments more comprehensively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many education consultancy centers have opened to help Vietnamese students win scholarships to prestigious schools in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said in a statement released on May 25 that it is always ready to intervene in the gold market that has become volatile in recent days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amendments to the Law on Enterprises would create favourable conditions for setting up businesses, Minister of Investment and Planning Bui Quang Vinh said at the 13th National Assembly's 7th working session on May 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Chinese ship coded 11209 yesterday (May 26) sank a Vietnamese fishing boat with 10 members on board. The incident happened in Vietnamese waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese firms trading with China should have a rethink to reduce the ballooning trade deficit and the massive dependence on the neighbouring country, entrepreneurs told a forum held in HCM City last week.

"China has acted unilaterally. They’ve acted like uninvited guests who enter your home, plop themselves down on the sofa, and when you start raising objections, accuse you of unfriendliness. This is unacceptable," said Sicard, a Frenchman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bruno Philip, a senior Southeast Asia correspondent of France’s Le Monde, has analysed the complicated situation in the East Sea, saying China is behaving as if it is allowed to do everything in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Sunday, Apple posted to YouTube two videos advertising the iPad Air, including a music clip and a clip with the familiar image of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 1.8 m long shark weighing 80kg was caught in the net of a fisherman in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh Province on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 25-30% of the 10,000 unemployment beneficiaries in Hanoi are university graduates and post-graduates.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Joining the annual activity known as "Recycle", organized by the Responsible Tourism Club, foreign visitors experienced cycling on the tranquil road leading to Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources has recently announced a new scorpion species found in Dien Bien Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have been allowed to keep Vinashin’s bad debts in “pending” status and do not have to declare the debt as bad debt on their financial reports.

 The operator of Japan's troubled nuclear power plant has started releasing groundwater into the sea.

 At least 20 people are feared dead after a passenger train derailed and hit a stationary goods train in India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many farmers in Hoi An have earned incomes of nearly VND100 million ($5,000) a year by providing buffaloes to serve tourists.