On July 6, the Chinese side continued its aggressive acts at the site where its oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is illegally standing in Vietnamese waters to prevent Vietnamese law enforcement ships from approaching the rig.

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 VietNamNet Bridge - After riding for more than two hours on the boat from the port of Van Don, you reach Ngoc Vung to experience days of fun on the unspoiled island.

 The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Department on July 6 asked the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi to give reason for China’s arrest of Vietnamese fishing boat QNg 94912 TS with six fishermen on board on July 3.

 The Vietnam Ministry of Public Security and the Germany Ministry of Interior will work closely together to finalise the legal framework for cooperation in crime prevention and control.

 Vietnam and Chile will increase high-level reciprocal visits and implement specific areas of cooperation to fully tap their potential.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese may be one of the most globally-connected people, but they still need a faster Internet connection.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Secretary of the Ha Noi Party Committee, Pham Quang Nghi suggested raising the environmental levy on households in the capital, arguing the current fee is too low.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Compared with the battle in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands, China was more prepared for its attack to seize Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) in 1988. It chose a time when Vietnam was in a difficult situation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is weighing up the pros and cons of offering more incentives to foreign investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge - A website specializing in Vietnamese cuisine, Viet Street Food, recently posted attractive images together with the introduction of the most delicious street cuisine of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The following maps, published by China, Viet Nam and foreign countries, all show that the southernmost part of China is Hainan island.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Transport said Runway 1A of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi will be closed from August 21 to December this year for upgrade.

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 VietNamNet Bridge – A pool of at least 1000 experts in different fields that can be tapped for consultative and analytical services for various projects will be developed by 2016, it was reported at a recent workshop.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leaders of Hoang Lien National Park near Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province is proposing to honour the groups of fir and rhododendron trees on the Fansipan Mountain as the heritage trees of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The strict conditions laid out for surrrogacy in the law recently approved by the National Assembly opens a very narrow door for women incapable of child-bearing.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The strong sales of books and magazines, especially imports, has improved the local market, but higher demand has also brought more smuggled reading materials from illegal publishers and distributors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s heavy dependence on the US dollar gives it few policy choices, the Vietnam Business Forum’s Macro-economic Policy Working Group (MAG) has commented.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The deputy foreign ministers will pay working visits to Slovenia, Croatia, Slovakia, and Singapore this July to strengthen friendship between Vietnam and the countries,