China, with 1.4 billion people, may lack food in the near future, which could give Vietnam an opportunity to gain superiority in rice exports. But recent tensions in the East Sea have raised concerns that Vietnamese rice sales are in danger.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Chinese textbook published in 1912 shows that China’s southern border is Hainan Island, according to the Han Nom Research Institute.

 VietNamNet Bridge – None of the OTT (over the top) TV service providers are dreaming of making profits at a time when they must compete with both illegal services and social networks.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A woman from the central city of Da Nang has confirmed her determination to bring the case to court, saying that a Chinese ship deliberately rammed her boat.

 Vietnam steadfastly resolves to find a non-violent and peaceful solution to the East Sea territorial dispute that is amenable to both sides, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son has said.

 A Vietnamese diplomat has strongly denounced China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone and its intensified intimidation against Vietnamese law enforcement forces at sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Whether in winter or spring, Moc Chau plateau is always covered by the in beautiful green color of the tea hills.

 Scholars attending a workshop in Washington DC on June 3 raised their concern about increased tensions in the East Sea which they said could lead to a global crisis.

A large number of Chinese ships continue to violently defending the rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which is illegally placed in Vietnam ’s waters, by ramming and firing water cannon at Vietnamese law enforcement ships.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Over 8,000 tons of domestic waste are generated every day in HCM City and much of it is deposited in 50 rubbish dumps before it is carried away to waste treatment plants. Only three of the rubbish dumps meet sanitation standards.

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite a lack of an actual paintings market, international arts expos, auctions and fine arts festivals like in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, HCMC has in recent years emerged as one of the most active art scenes

In June 2012, China's CNOOC illegally invited bids for nine oil blocks off the coast of central Vietnam. China’s aims and strategies have not changed then as it wants to control the East Sea and then share the Pacific Ocean with the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government will not allow foreign employees to have their work permits extended in the city but will require them to apply for new ones when their current permits expire.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is working on a project to expand Cam Ranh Airport in Khanh Hoa Province to enable it to handle 2.6 million passengers a year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese scholar has underscored the necessity of observing international law to maintain peace and security in the East Sea, a strategically important area that poses latent risk of clashes over territorial sovereignty.

Few Vietnamese businesses open to outsourcing study; More domestic consumers put purchases on credit; East Sea dispute encourages consumption of Vietnamese goods, deputy minister; Dubai group looks to invest in Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Jean-Charles Negre, vice president of the Council of Seine-Saint-Denis province, has criticised China’s hegemonism following its illegal positioning of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone.

 Saudi Arabia's death toll from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus has surged to 282 after recalculations, the Health Ministry announced on Tuesday.

VietNamNet Bridge – A representative office for Vietnamese travel firms was opened on June 4 by the Vietnam Tourism Association in Tokyo, the first such office to open by Vietnam. 

VietNamNet Bridge – Coach Nguyen Duc Thang of People's Police team yesterday (June 3) received a one-year ban for vulgar display of dissent against a referee during a Second Division match against Tien Giang last month.

VietNamNet Bridge – The finals of the Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 took place on May 31. The Vietnamese representative in this year's contest - Jenny Nguyen – won “The Best Artist” title.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Chief Judge of the Slovakian Supreme Court Stefan Harabin has said that the training of Vietnamese court staff under existing co-operation agreements would continue smoothly.

Only a modest percentage of new graduates can find satisfactory jobs, while the majority either are unemployed,  work blue-collar jobs, or accept low-paying jobs or in fields in which they are not trained.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s U19 football squad will fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Japan on June 8 to begin a training camp and compete in six friendly matches.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A string of new policies on electricity retail prices, early termination of financial contracts, preferential loans for detoxified drug abusers and ceiling prices for milk products will take force in June 2014.