VietNamNet Bridge – A number of meetings were held on May 14 by Vietnamese organisations and people to firmly protest China’s illegal placement of oil rig Haiyang Shiyou- 981 in Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s leading mobile service provider MobiFone has launched a pre-paid Happy Tourist package designed exclusively for foreign visitors to Vietnam, offering data, SMS and call services at an affordable price.

 Brunei Ministry of Health warned against the local Middle-East-bounded travelers to take extra precaution against the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) on Thursday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defending V-League champions Hanoi T&T have qualified for the quarterfinal round of the 2014 AFC Cup after crushing Myanmar’s Nay Pyi Taw 5-0 in the round of 16 at Hang Day Stadium on May 14.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung on May 15 had a meeting with voters in Hong Bang district, Hai Phong, during which they expressed their anger at China’s recent act of deploying a drilling rig in Viet Nam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two Australian experts on May 14 were highly critical of China’s infringement on Vietnam’s territorial waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam-ASEAN Friendship and Cooperation Association on May 15 issued a statement denouncing the illegal installation of Chinese drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the upscale segment of 5-star hotels is dominated by foreign investors, 3-star hotels are believed to be the “playing field” of domestic investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – This fourth quarter, the Ministry of Transport will continue organizing contests to choose heads of the departments of transportation, road safety and inland waterways, says Minister Dinh La Thang.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Thursday morning, the left corner of Phu Van Lau, a well-known construction work in the Hue Royal Citadel, collapsed. Officials attribute the accident to rotting wooden columns.

 Rescuers are continuing to search for survivors after a ferry carrying at least 200 people capsized and sank during a storm in Bangladesh.

VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday called on the Government to stabilise the situation at industrial parks and export processing zones in various provinces where workers protested at China's acts in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While the crumbling roads of Vietnam must bear the burden of high traffic and excessive loads, railways and waterways go largely under utilized.

Vietnamese people in Malaysia protest to China’s illegal action; Vietnamese in Bulgaria condemn China’s actions; Vietnamese people in UK protest China’s actions

 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.

 Gold prices rise as uncertainty grows; Government to strive for business-friendly conditions; Mekong Delta opens doors to investors; Myanmar to establish steel JVs with Vietnam; Viet Nam, Thailand eye 20% annual growth in trade

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.