VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese businesses should commit to lessening their reliance on imports from China, said National Assembly (NA) deputy Tran Xuan Hoa, Vietnam National Coal- Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) former Chairman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A map showing Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes has recently been discovered by a resident in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 Vietnam Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh on May 31 held separate bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the US, UK and France on the sidelines of the 13th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Defense Phung Quang Thanh said that his American counterpart Chuck Hagel would visit Vietnam in November in response to his visit to Hawaii earlier this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Real estate developers from Hanoi and HCM City once flocked to Da Nang to seek opportunities in the market that promised to glitter like gold, especially in the luxury-hotel segment.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoang Kim Dang has shot his way into the nation's history books with iconic photographs of leading lights like General Vo Nguyen Giap and writer Nguyen Tuan.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will soon appoint a new tourism envoy who will spread facts about its cultural riches to the world, as part of efforts to lure more foreigners to the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thao Van, 27, sits in her wheelchair, busily answering her business contacts via cell phone. Standing next to her, an assistant also holds a 3G-connected iPad for her to keep in touch with her social networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is facing a high risk of increases in HIV/AIDS rates due to the country’s limited budget for the disease prevention and control.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lack of water for Hanoians over the last two weeks was caused partly by the water supply plant reducing water pump pressure for fear that the pipeline may break down again.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As a music lover, researching musical instruments is my hobby and I came to Ba Don Guitar Factory for such a passion. Regardless of the burning heat and urban noise outside,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Finance companies are flexing their muscles as they prepare to go head-to-head with commercial banks for a share of the profitable consumer-loan market.

Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General, asking him to circulate as an official document of the General Assembly a diplomatic note from the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

 In an interview with Bloomberg on May 30, 2014, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke about the socio-economic situation in Vietnam in the first five months of this year.

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has demanded China immediately remove its oil rig out of Vietnam’s waters and sit down for negotiations to maintain peace, stability and friendship between the two nations.

 The Minister, and Head of Government Office, Nguyen Van Nen, confirmed that the necessary documents have been prepared to sue China in international court over its incursions in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – For those who cannot travel far, they can choose one of the following places near Hanoi capital to enjoy the holiday with their families and friends.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Nguyen Thi Hoa – owner of a shop – selling creme caramel, yogurt and sponge cakes in Ha Noi's Cau Giay District-has not received training in food hygiene, she was given a food hygiene certificate three years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online business registration has saved time and money for enterprises and regulators, Tran Thi Hong Minh, director general of the Business Registration Management Department told Viet Nam Investment Review.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A website featuring Vietnamese literature in English will be set up soon, said Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Writers' Association Nguyen Quang Thieu.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During his recent working visit to the Philippines, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has made clear Vietnam’s stance on China’s illegal act in Vietnamese waters by saying: “Vietnam desires to have peace and friendship,

 While many Australian and US iPhone owners were hacked since the beginning of this week, Vietnamese iPhone owners did not seem to be in threat, experts reported.

 The southern Binh Duong Province is the only province in Viet Nam that has almost no poor or near-poor households, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has revealed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) said local competent agencies have found higher-than-permitted insecticide residue rates in 17 batches of vegetables and fruits imported from China.

 S Korea-Mekong links grow; Credit growth hits 1.31%, raises doubts; Statistics show decline in FDI; The Gioi Di Dong files for public offering; Housing project offers special promotion; Vietnamese companies receive global recognition