VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exports to China across the border have been stagnant since the second half of April as China unexpectedly barred rice imports from Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Rice exporters say the “bad crop” in the first quarter of 2015 was the worst sales season ever, but the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) said the difficulties had been anticipated.

 An explosion has ripped through a chemical plant in south-eastern China's Fujian province, sparking a major fire.

Chinese businesses are now collecting Vietnam’s rice in large quantities, which has raised major concerns.

VietNamNet Bridge – The rice export market has bounced back thanks to higher demand from importers, especially from China, which has made large orders.

The site of a road accident which claimed 20 lives in Linzhou City, central China's Henan Province. Twenty people have been confirmed dead and 13 others were injured after a coach fell off a cliff late Monday night in Linzhou City.

  Imports from China remain on the rise and the northern neighbour remains the biggest source of imports from Viet Nam, according to latest figures from the General Department of Customs.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping discussed initiatives to foster friendly bilateral cooperation over the phone on February 11.

Public Security Minister welcomes US, UN officials; Meetings abroad observe Party’s founding anniversary; Vietnam, Laos step up inspection work; Vietnam-Czech, Slovakia relations reviewed; Vietnam-Russia diplomatic ties marked in HCM City

 Vietnam and China held their fourth round of negotiations on an agreement regarding free navigation at the Bac Luan river mouth in Beijing from January 27-29.

It is possible that the accelerated rehabilitation and construction activities on the reef Gac Ma and Chu Thap are part of China's intentions of presenting the world with a fait accompli before the International Court makes a judgment.

 By Friday morning, rescuers have rescued three passengers on board a tug boat that sank on the Yangtze River in east China's Jiangsu Province on Thursday, and are still searching for more than 20 missing.

Though it is slow and difficult to identify, China’s strategy of building artificial islands in the East Sea is dangerous because of its strategic value and the ability to change face that benefits China once the island chain is fully developed .

 The Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoang Sa district of the central city of Da Nang on January 8 protested against China’s illegal activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago as well as in the East Sea.

China has scrapped its quota system restricting exports of rare earth minerals after losing a World Trade Organisation (WTO) case.

 Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba says it has spent over $160m (£103m) fighting fake goods on its websites from the beginning of 2013 to November of this year.

 The working group of Vietnam and China held the sixth round of talks on the sea area beyond the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin in Beijing from December 10-12.

Vietnam resolutely rejects China’s claim over Hoang Sa (Paracel), Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes and contiguous waters, as well as its “historical rights” to the waters, seabed and subsoil within the “nine-dash line” it unilaterally introduced. 

 PM Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted the combination of cooperation and struggling in orientations for the relationship between Viet Nam and China at the National Assembly (NA)’s question-and-answer-session on November 19.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Companies specialising in textile, garment, leather and gems have left China since the financial crisis in 2008 to move to Vietnam and Myanmar," said a representative of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency.