The Vietnamese Embassy in South Africa hosted a seminar on the East Sea situation in the capital city of Pretoria on June 12 criticizing the illegal placement by China of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s waters.

VietNamNet Bridge – A new generation of Vietnamese entrepreneurs show they are willing to take the risk of dropping everything else to focus on the opportunities they have spotted, and to work hard to succeed. 

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Thi Nhan Hau gazes at herself in the mirror. Emotion washes over her as she puts on a white dress and practices for a performance with her choir this Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The People's Committee of Ha Long City has begun removing the night market, as it was blocking the view of Ha Long Bay in north-eastern Quang Ninh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – National writing-award winners such as La Nguyen Quoc Vinh, Van Thanh Le, Pham Ba Diep and Nguyen Duong Quynh will join a cultural exchange held by the HCM City-based Tuoi Tre newspaper on Saturday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Railways Corporation has proposed the Ministry of Transport build a separate track to the current railway from Ha Noi to HCM City, to meet increasing demand for transport.

 Oil prices have risen to a nine-month high amid concerns that developments in Iraq may affect global supplies.

VietNamNet Bridge – Five young Italian artists will entertain Hanoi audiences with a concert entitled “Mezzotono, Small Orchestra without Instruments” at the Italian cultural centre “Casa Italia” on June 16.

 South Korea's president has revamped her cabinet in an apparent bid to win back public support after April's Sewol passenger ferry disaster.

 The families of passengers on the missing Malaysian passenger plane have begun to receive initial compensation payments of $50,000 (£30,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – A weekend trip to Dong Nai’s culture and nature conservation site in Vinh Cuu District, Dong Nai Province is a good choice for travelers to discover nature, culture and history.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A victory over Thanh Hoa yesterday (June 12) helped former champions Becamex Binh Duong close in on V-League leader Ha Noi T&T.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eight banks, on Wednesday, signed agreements to provide services that help link subjects involved in construction and traffic development, local press reported.

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said that Vietnam is checking information that China is building a fake island and military base on Gac Ma Reef (Johnson South Reef) in the center of the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's U-14 girls' football team beat a dogged Singapore 3-0 in their last Group A match of the Asian Football Confederation Cup U-14 Girls' Regional Championship yesterday, June 12.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Major mobile network operator Mobifone has split from the State-owned Viet Nam Posts and Telecommunications (VNPT), and is now under the management of the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

 VietNamNet Bridge – Blue chip gains once again lifted stocks on both exchanges yesterday (June 12) as investor optimism strengthened.

Government Chief Inspector Huynh Phong Tranh on June 12 answered National Assembly deputies’ queries on the handling of existing complaints, the supervision of the anti-corruption law’s implementation and the detection of corrupt acts.

Vietnamese information technology (IT) firms are aiming for higher profits by focusing on a new sector, agricultural production.

VietNamNet Bridge – The south-central coast province of Binh Thuan is famous for its picturesque, sandy beaches and tranquil seaside resorts. Travelers to the region who want more than just a sunny escape can choose to venture to the humble,

About 500 tons of chemicals are in danger of spreading throughout the environment after a chemical warehouse caught on fire two months ago. But no action has been taken to clean up the area.

Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh plans to meet Irial Finan, vice president of Coca Cola Group this week in Hanoi, one year after Coca-Cola was blacklisted after being suspected of engaging in transfer pricing.

VietNamNet Bridge – Three students in Hanoi have successfully used an enzyme called FBV41 to eliminate toxins in agriculture waste and dye-factory waste.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents living in two degraded apartment buildings in HCM City's Binh Thanh District will be relocated to new homes that are the same or bigger than their existing premises.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country's consumer price index (CPI) in June is set to increase between 0.5 and 0.6 per cent against the previous month, according to the Vietcombank Securities Co (VCBS).