VietNamNet Bridge – Ten members of the Hanoi Vespa Club will begin an epic scooter journey through Italy, France, Germany and Switzerland in June.

Increased tensions in the East Sea will be part of discussions between Vietnamese and American lawmakers during a Hanoi visit this week by a delegation from the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading regional broadcaster Channel NewsAsia has announced plans to set up a bureau in Viet Nam to strengthen its ability to cover the region's developments more comprehensively.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Many education consultancy centers have opened to help Vietnamese students win scholarships to prestigious schools in the US.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) said in a statement released on May 25 that it is always ready to intervene in the gold market that has become volatile in recent days.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Amendments to the Law on Enterprises would create favourable conditions for setting up businesses, Minister of Investment and Planning Bui Quang Vinh said at the 13th National Assembly's 7th working session on May 26.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A Chinese ship coded 11209 yesterday (May 26) sank a Vietnamese fishing boat with 10 members on board. The incident happened in Vietnamese waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese firms trading with China should have a rethink to reduce the ballooning trade deficit and the massive dependence on the neighbouring country, entrepreneurs told a forum held in HCM City last week.

"China has acted unilaterally. They’ve acted like uninvited guests who enter your home, plop themselves down on the sofa, and when you start raising objections, accuse you of unfriendliness. This is unacceptable," said Sicard, a Frenchman.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bruno Philip, a senior Southeast Asia correspondent of France’s Le Monde, has analysed the complicated situation in the East Sea, saying China is behaving as if it is allowed to do everything in the region.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Sunday, Apple posted to YouTube two videos advertising the iPad Air, including a music clip and a clip with the familiar image of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A 1.8 m long shark weighing 80kg was caught in the net of a fisherman in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh Province on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 25-30% of the 10,000 unemployment beneficiaries in Hanoi are university graduates and post-graduates.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Joining the annual activity known as "Recycle", organized by the Responsible Tourism Club, foreign visitors experienced cycling on the tranquil road leading to Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Province.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources has recently announced a new scorpion species found in Dien Bien Province.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Commercial banks have been allowed to keep Vinashin’s bad debts in “pending” status and do not have to declare the debt as bad debt on their financial reports.

 The operator of Japan's troubled nuclear power plant has started releasing groundwater into the sea.

 At least 20 people are feared dead after a passenger train derailed and hit a stationary goods train in India's Uttar Pradesh state, officials say.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many farmers in Hoi An have earned incomes of nearly VND100 million ($5,000) a year by providing buffaloes to serve tourists.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Defying aggression from Chinese ships, fishermen in Hoang Sa and Truong Sa are still bringing in daily loads of tuna, squid, mackerel and other high-value seafood. Bui Hoai Nam reports from Da Nang.

What are Vietnam’s options if China refuses to be taken to international court in the East Sea dispute? Vietnam can still file a lawsuit against China if it proves that the dispute between the two countries falls under the scope of UNCLOS.

China recently intentionally misqouted a diplomatic letter of late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, addressed to China on September 14, 1958, with the aim of distorting the truth of Viet Nam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Returning to ordinary life in peacetime, General Vo Nguyen Giap, naval Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Tinh and other generals dined with their wives, played with their grandchildren, read books and played music.

 Denmark studies technology use by Vietnamese firms; US imposes anti-dumping tax on Vietnam’s steel pipe; Vietnam inflation held steady in May; Hanoi to host Mid-term Vietnam Business Forum 2014

 Ghost Stories, the latest album by Coldplay, has topped the UK chart and become the fast seller of 2014 so far.