VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to have around 40 high-quality vocational training institutions by 2020, aiming to improve comprehensively the country’s vocational training to meet requirements of high-quality human resources

Tran Xuan Gia was recognized by state management agencies as president of Asia Commercial Bank, but this was on paper only. The real influential figure was Nguyen Duc Kien, dubbed “Mogul Kien”, who has been prosecuted for his economic crimes.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung Dung spoke at the Government's monthly meeting on Thursday, and argued for cooler heads to prevail in Vietnam’s current confrontation with China. "Legal actions are the peaceful means,” he counseled.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi T&T jumped to top place in the V-League table after their 2-0 victory over SHB Da Nang in the late match of round 11 yesterday, May 28.

U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin on Wednesday described China’s sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat in the East Sea as “obviously unacceptable”.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's V-League champions Ha Noi T&T have been drawn against Arbil after a draw yesterday (May 28) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The owners of more than 20 industrial workshops located in HCM City’s District 12’s residential quarters have been fined countless times for polluting the environment.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many products have been traded through generations at Ben Thanh Market in HCM City, adding to the attractiveness of this 100-year-old market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is preparing to apply 4G technology from 2015. However, industry insiders said the country should be in no rush to make the switch, as moving to 4G would involve significant investment in infrastructure

 VietNamNet Bridge – The official documents of the Nguyen Dynasty serve as an important legal basis for affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over its sea and islands, a Vietnamese professor has said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The nation needs a common way to unite all patriotic Vietnamese at home and abroad, and to inspire people to confront the threats to the country’s peace and development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It appears that many foreign players are mulling alternatives to joining with local partners to bolster efficiency when it comes to mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector.

Real estate starts to recover; Thai businesses seek franchise partners in Vietnam; Vietnam, RoK develop agricultural value chain; Supporting industries to be developed; SOEs make good move towards capital withdrawal

 Apple has confirmed it will buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every day, hundreds or even thousands of buffalo and cows are illegally smuggled into Vietnam from Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Tuesday, at the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam praised the first two Vietnamese officers to be assigned to  the United Nations’ peacekeeping forces.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Society has made strong statements in opposition to China's aggressive actions towards Vietnamese fishermen in the East Sea, demanding compensation for a sunken fishing boat.

 Google is to start building its own self-driving cars, rather than modifying vehicles built by other manufacturers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the foreign financial groups expressing their wish to become shareholders of Vietnamese banks, the Japanese have proven to be the best candidates.

 The area where acoustic signals thought linked to the missing Malaysian plane were detected can now be ruled out as the final resting place of flight MH370, Australian officials say.

Five young artists and conductor Clay Couturiaux from the in the US and the HBSO Symphony Orchestra will perform at a monthly music programme at the Opera House tonight.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take on Indonesian opponent, Sony Dwi Kuncoro in his first match of the Japan Open on June 10, and a victory is likely to earn him a berth to the quarter finals.

 The central city has begun a tourism promotion programme at the Korea World Trade Fair in the Coex Exhibition Centre, Seoul, the Republic of Korea, the city’s tourism promotion centre said on May 28.

The National Agro-Forestry–Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) on May 27 issued a warning that 17 batches of fruit and vegetables from China have tested positive for excessive pesticides.

 China on May 28 deployed four fight jets around the new position of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which illegally stands in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Fishery Surveillance Department.