To provide a multidimensional view of the current situation of the East Sea, we would like to introduce the interview with Mr. Yakov Berger, an expert of Chinese studies at the Far East Institute of the Russian Academy of Science.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate will work at the Vietnam Airlines in 10 days, starting from May 13, to clarify a number of issues related to the fight against corruption.

VietNamNet Bridge – Telecoms carriers have to provide information on their own services’ quality in a “Management of service quality” section on their website,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hoa Sen Group has spent VND31.7 billion bringing Nick Vujicic, an Australian motivational speaker born with neither arms nor legs, to Vietnam for meetings in Hanoi and HCM City.

 VN eyes more trade with Iran; Public Security Minister visits Japan; Party mass mobilisation delegation visits US; Viet Nam, Thailand increase defence co-operation

VietNamNet Bridge – The economy showed positive signs in the first quarter of this year, the National Assembly Standing Committee was told yesterday. It was also told that GDP growth hit 4.89 per cent, up from 4.75 percent

VietNamNet Bridge – The industrial production has poisoned natural landscapes with the pollution.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam has tightened up inspections of ginger imported from China following reports that farmers in Shandong Province were over-using a highly toxic pesticide called Aldicard in growing ginger.

Since commercial banks have lowered the interest rates, depositing has become less attractive in the eyes of investors.

 Health activists, doctors and movie fans hailed glamorous Hollywood megastar Angelina Jolie for her decision to reveal that she had had her breasts removed to reduce her cancer risk.

VietNamNet Bridge – Russia strongly supports the way Viet Nam is restructuring its economy, renovating its economic growth model and stepping up international integration, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has affirmed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In July 2011 E-Mart, South Korea's top discount store chain, signed an agreement with Viet Nam's U&I Investment Corporation to form a distribution joint venture in the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – The fifth ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly, focusing on green growth and poverty reduction for sustainable development, wrapped up on May 13 in Da Lat City, in the Central Highlands of Lam Dong.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Information and Communications has announced that mobile phone users will now be able to change network providers without swapping their mobile numbers from January 1, 2017.

VietNamNet Bridge – A series of spiritual and cultural events will get underway in HCM City on May 16-24 to celebrate the 2,557th birthday of Buddha and 50 years since Bodhisattva Thich Quang Duc burned himself to protest the war in Vietnam.

A lot of foreign travelers complained they had their wallets and identification papers stolen when taking a stroll in the ancient streets of Hanoi.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has told a college and university in HCM City to cease enrolling graduates from vocational training schools without permission from the ministry's or city People's Committee.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A line-up of films by European directors will be shown in the three biggest cities of Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Tens of households tried to block the ongoing river dredging project with their boats in Nui Thanh District in the central province of Quang Nam, which has been in process since 2009 to open an entry route to Ky Ha Port.

The Vietnamese laws clearly stipulate that foreign businessmen are not allowed to collect materials directly from Vietnamese farmers. However, they still have been attempting to control the material growing areas in Vietnam to optimize their profits.

 A new coronavirus, related to SARS, has been identified as the cause of an increasing number of illnesses and deaths in several countries in the Middle East and Europe.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Court of Appeals at the Ho Chi Minh City Chamber of the Supreme People’s Court on May 13 commuted Lo Thanh Thao’s prison sentence from three and a half years to two years.

 Small banks look to make bigger waves; Central bank cuts key interest rates; Slow growth to put pressure on Budget; Exhibition backs support industries; Bank merger talks continue

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While foreign investment is a good indicator of technology transfer in Viet Nam, such transfers do not necessarily improve performance,