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.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The EU High Representative for Foreign Relations and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, expressed her special concern over China’s recently acts in the East Sea, saying these acts would affect the security environment

 Ha Long will see 21 five-star Superstar Virgo cruise ships arrive between May and October this year, according to the Quang Ninh Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Le Thanh Tung, a bartender from the Chill Skybar in HCM City, won the title "Best bartender in Viet Nam" during the Southeast Asia round of the Diageo Reserve World Class 2014 competition.

 Vietnam’s taekwondo artists fought to win two silver and one bronze medal in the combat competition of the 21st Asian Taekwondo Championships and the 3rd Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which concluded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on May 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former NASA Astronaut Jim Reilly gave an inspiring speech yesterday (May 29) to Vietnamese youth at the American Centre in HCM City about space travel.

 Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos have been confirmed as record holders in the sea and island category of the Vietnam Book of Records, with the 2014 additions to the book announced in Ho Chi Minh City in May 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A bull that injured four people and killed a man after butting him in the stomach died soon after the incident, possibly because of trauma, scientists have said.

The Health Ministry has warned of unpredictable development of diseases and epidemics during the hot summer and urged prompt preventive measures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an interview granted CNN on May 29, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Vinh voiced strong opposition to China’s illegal deployment of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s territorial waters.