Vietnam will use every appropriate measure to safeguard its sovereignty in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Hai Binh has said.

Deputy PM, FM Pham Binh Minh asked for China’s serious consideration and positive response to Viet Nam’s demands after China illegally placed 981 drilling rig and deployed 99 vessels in Vietnam’s waters, during his phone call to Chinese FM Wang Yi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Not only saying “no” to Chinese goods, Vietnamese have refused to serve Chinese clients and canceled tours to China to lodge their protests against the Chinese administration provoking activities on the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge - After five visits to Vietnam, a US tourist has shared with the community of international travelers his experiences in getting a visa to Vietnam in the simplest and fastest way.

 VietNamNet Bridge continues to introduce the latest collections designed by senior designers Minh Hanh, Tang Thanh Cong and Miss Vietnam 2010 Ngoc Han, which are highly praised by the audience and experts.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In its confrontation with China, Vietnam has two things going for it that China has no hope of laying claim to:  the legal and ethical high ground.

VietNamNet Bridge – Several banks have recently presented plans or expressed intentions to complete mergers even as the nation continues to speed up the restructuring of credit institutions.

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VietNamNet Bridge – On Thursday afternoon, Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh issued a message addressing the recent demonstrations by workers against China’s illegal deployment of an oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

VietNamNet Bridge – On Thursday morning, hundreds of workers of the Taiwan-invested Hongfu Vietnam shoe factory in the central city of Thanh Hoa showed symptoms of poisoning. All hospitals in the city were inundated with sick workers.

VietNamNet Bridge – It is legitimate to show patriotism and protest China’s illegal rig in Vietnam’s waters, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, but those who take advantage of this situation to violate the law must be severely punished.

Addressing the concerns of the foreign business community after some incidents in southern provinces, HCM City governor Le Hoang Quan promised to do his best to protect the interests of foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam women’s national football team recorded a convincing 3-1 victory against Jordan in their Group A opener of the 2014 AFC Women’s Asian Cup finals at Thong Nhat Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City on May 14.

 VietNamNet Bridge – UNESCO has recognized the Nguyen Dynasty's official documents as a documentary heritage of the world.

 A Vietnamese football team claimed a 1-0 convincing victory over Singapore in the final match of the Standard Chartered Trophy tournament at Liverpool’s Anfield stadium on May 13.

Le Petit Prince, one of the most beloved childrens stories of all time, is coming to Ha Noi next month.

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Around 400 workers from the northern province of Thai Binh made a motorbike trip to Haiphong City, in a bid to urge Chinese workers to oppose the illegal oil rig in Vietnamese waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese smartphone manufacturers still cherish the hope of regaining the low-cost market segment, though they have to confront formidable foreign rivals.

Sharing updated information on the East Sea, joining demonstrations against China's provoking activities, calling on Vietnamese to unite to protect the territory – Vietnamese students have followed different paths to show their patriotism.

 VietNamNet Bridge – If there was any celebration last month when Vietnam beat its rivals – with an exceptionally low bid – for a deal to export rice to the Philippines, the hangover may kicking in right about now.

As a number of restaurants and hotels have refused to serve Chinese tourists, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism has asked tourist service providers not to engage in acts of discrimination against Chinese visitors.

National television broadcaster Vietnam Television, or VTV, on Wednesday announced that it had finalized a contract to buy the TV rights of World Cup 2014 from MP & Silva, the firm that holds the broadcasting rights to the event in Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - 30 photographs of ballet art in Vietnam by photographer Trinh Xuan Hai were displayed at the “The Magic of Ballet" exhibition at the Center for Cultural Promotion in the city of Sumy (Ukraine) from May 6 through 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Central Tropical Diseases Hospital in Hanoi has recently treated a 58-year-old patient from Lang Son province whose brain became a nest for intestinal flat worms.