Students welcome real life questions

 VietNamNet Bridge – The first of the two-and-a-half-day high school final exams went smoothly, with students welcoming questions related to "real situations" they cared deeply about, local reports said.

ACB takes legal action against VietinBank

VietNamNet Bridge – Asia Commercial Bank has persistently declined to act as a civil plaintiff in the case of the bank’s former vice chairman Nguyen Duc Kien and is taking legal action against Vietnam Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade

China’s apparent intentions emerge one month after oil-rig deployment

 VietNamNet Bridge –  As of June 1, it had been one month since China had deployed its illegal mobile oil rig HD-981 deep in the continental shelf and the exclusive economic (EEZ) of Vietnam.

Swiss lawyer: Vietnam should bring East Sea dispute to int’l court

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam should bring the case of China’s illegal installation of the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou – 981 in its continental shelf and exclusive economic zone to the United Nations Security Council and international tribunals,

Aviation, shipping lines could be affected by East Sea tensions

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shipping firms have become more cautious about travelling in the disputed East Sea area, while high-ranking officials fear a decline in the aviation market.

Local football legend dies at 72

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former football star Pham Huynh Tam Lang died yesterday after suffering a stroke at the age of 72.

VN's top chessman drops two places in world ranking

 Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has dropped two places to No 38 in the June's rankings of 2700chess.com.

Photo book features Vietnam's islands, seas

Journalist Gian Thanh Son will release a photo book featuring the beauty of Vietnamese islands and seas that he has photographed during the last 20 years.

Chinese tourists resume visits to Vietnam despite tensions

 Vietnam ensures the security and safety of foreign tourists visiting the country, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan said yesterday.

Chinese citizen supports Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa

Xisha islands - Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago – should belong to Vietnam as both mainland China and Taiwan have never actually controlled this territory, said Chinese citizen Zhang Pei Qiang.

Tragic road accident in Thailand, kills 12 Vietnamese

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 12 Vietnamese passengers and one Thai driver lost their lives in a road traffic collision, when a chartered minibus crashed head-on with a trailer truck in Thailand’s Chaiyaphum province on June 2.

Gov’t agrees to write off part of Vinalines’s bank debts

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vinalines will not have to pay a part of its bank loan interest under a government decision that aims to help the shipping corporation undergo equitization to restructure itself.

Trawler wreck salvaged, China's actions slammed

VietNamNet Bridge – Willful acts of violence by Chinese ships that endangered the lives of Vietnamese fishermen was roundly criticised yesterday as the wreck of sunken fishing trawler DNa TS 90152 was salvaged and hoisted to the docks

Vietnam seeks to expand ties with the US

VietNamNet Bridge – President Truong Tan Sang told US Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker yesterday that Viet Nam hopes to elevate co-operation between the two countries in all fields, especially economics, trade and investment,

First Lamborghini showroom to be opened next month

 VietNamNet Bridge – CT-Wearnes Vietnam Co. Ltd. has been chosen as the first distributor of Lamborghini cars in the local market, with a showroom for this luxury car brand to be opened at Interserco Trade Center in Hanoi this month.

Experts predict 10 storms, tropical depressions in East Sea this year

 VietNamNet Bridge - This year, there will be about 10 to 12 storms and tropical depressions in the East Sea, with four to five directly affecting the mainland of Vietnam, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecast.

Proposed environment law could turn VN into world’s rubbish dump

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly’s Deputies have strongly protested against a proposed regulation that would allow enterprises to import used vessels for domestic demolishment, warning that Vietnam could turn into the world’s rubbish dump.

Cloud computing services becoming more popular in VN

 VietNamNet Bridge – The proportion of Vietnamese businesses interested in cloud computing and willing to use the services is higher than the average level in the Asia-Pacific region, according to experts.

Vietnamese parents lack confidence in schools’ grading system

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many Vietnamese parents say teachers are giving inflated grades to students to satisfy parents and school headmasters.

Cracks, subsidence plagues newly inaugurated highway

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 30-kilometre section of National Highway 18 running through northern Quang Ninh Province has been downgraded due to cracks and subsidence on the road only two weeks after its inauguration.

NA discusses economy’s role in ensuring defence-security

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly deputies on June 2 agreed in principle with the Government’s solutions on socio-economic development, which are to be focused on maintaining macroeconomic stability, accelerating economic restructuring

Fishing boat sunk by Chinese ship successfully salvaged

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fishing boat DNa 90152, which was rammed and sunk by a Chinese ship while conducting its regular operations in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa fishing grounds, was successfully salvaged on June 2.

Fisheries surveillance force continue opposing China

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s fisheries surveillance ships on June 2 operated about 6-8 nautical miles from China’s Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig, continuing their high-intensity opposition to China and demanding it withdraw its illegally placed rig

Russian news agency removes article slandering Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge - Russian news agency RIA Novosti has removed an article by Dmitri Kosyrev with content that allegedly slandered Vietnam, after the article was criticized by readers.

Harvard scholars: Vietnam should sue China in court

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese American scholars have proclaimed that China's actions are a serious and unremitting violation of international law.