VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam should continue to invest in social assistance mechanisms to tackle poverty, especially among the ethnic poor, according a United Nations independent expert on human rights and extreme poverty.

VietNamNet Bridge - The exploration ship Binh Minh 2, whose cable was cut by a Chinese vessel last week, returned to Nha Trang Port yesterday after completing seismic surveys in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

“Vietnam has sufficient evidence to sue China at international jurisdiction agencies, against its flagrant infringement of Vietnam’s continental shelf and exclusive economic zone,” said former chief of the Government’s Border Committee.

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VietNamNet Bridge – On the afternoon of May 31, three Chinese military ships opened fire to threaten four fishing boats from Vietnam’s Phu Yen province, in the sea of Vietnam.

A broadband development programme was highlighted at the two-day 4th Annual Viet Nam International Telecoms Summit 2011, which started June 1.

A no-confidence motion against Japan' s embattled Prime Minister Naoto Kan was rejected by the lower house Thursday, allowing some time for Kan's cabinet to proceed with handling the Fukushima nuclear crisis and post-quake work.

Endeavour landed safely at Kennedy Space Center, wrapping up its final mission to space before becoming the next to last U.S. shuttle to retire.

The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism would work out a set of standards for tour boats nationwide to ensure passenger safety, its deputy director Hoang Thi Diep said at an online conference in Ha Noi yesterday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many activities for children were organized throughout the country on the Children’s Day (June 1). Below are photos taken in Hanoi, Hue and HCM City by VietNamNet and VNExpress.

An estimated 2 million adolescents ages 10 to 19 are living with HIV, with 86 percent of them from sub-Saharan Africa, according to a global report on HIV prevention launched in Johannesburg on Wednesday.

A blast hit a VIP hotel in downtown of the Libyan opposition bastion Benghazi Wednesday afternoon. No casualties have been reported, a Xinhua reporter said.

Germany's disease control center reported on Wednesday 365 new cases of the fatal enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), which marked a sharp rise since its outbreak in the middle of May.

VietNamNet Bridge – A book about the material civilisation of the Vietnamese people by painter and fine arts researcher Phan Cam Thuong has been available to readers in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than 2,100 children in HCM City contracted hand, foot and mouth disease over the past three months, double the number in the same period last year, according to the city's Department of Health.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam Football Federation has officially announced the lists of the national and Olympic football squads for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and 2012 London Olympics.

Vietnamese farmers once rushed to apply GAP (Good Agriculture Practices) in agriculture in order to grow fruits for export and domestic consumption. However, they have become tired of GAP because their products cannot find buyers.

Embattled Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Thursday he will step down after making some achievements in postquake recovery and settling down the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy head of the Tourism Research and Development Institute Pham Trung Luong spoke with the Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper about plans to boost the tourism sector.

VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang-based Dunes golf club will host the Viet Nam Amateur Open and Viet Nam Ladies National Championship from June 9-12, the Viet Nam Golf Association announced yesterday, June 1.