On July 4, China maintained the presence of five battleships, 48 coast guard, 15 cargo vessels and four tugboats around drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that has been illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters since early May.

 Massive injections of wastewater from the oil and gas industry are likely to have triggered a sharp rise in earthquakes in the state of Oklahoma.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of the largest global technology groups have set up their factories in Vietnam, giving many reason to believe that Vietnam is destined to become the world’s major electronics production base.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Director of the Foreign Investment Agency under the Planning and Investment Ministry Dang Xuan Quang speaks to Tin Tuc (News) newspaper about Viet Nam's struggle to attract foreign direct investment.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations on July 3 sent a paper to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opposing China’s illegal occupation of the Hoang Sa archipelago and asserting Vietnam’s sovereignty over it.

Floor Killer, the fourth Viet Nam recreational dance championship, will be held this weekend in Ha Noi, drawing 800 contestants from Viet Nam and overseas.

The Viet Nam Road Administration announced yesterday that it had removed all road signs limiting speed to under 40kmph on national highways.

Foreign textile firms line up for TPP bonanza in Vietnam; Vietnamese goods hold sway in local markets; EBA cites Vietnamese company among world’s best run; Robins Department Store comes to Ho Chi Minh City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The tension in the East Sea between Viet Nam and China has led to more booking cancellations for hotels, according to a source.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Windsor Property Management Group Corporation, which runs the Windsor Plaza Hotel and several restaurants in HCM City, has achieved a coup by getting star Chinese-American chef and food writer Martin Yan to create the menu

VietNamNet Bridge – The adoption and effective implementation of IT progress in administrative reform at commune and district levels in the central city of Da Nang have brought many positive changes in recent years.

 The German parliament has approved the country's first minimum wage, in a vote in the Bundestag on Thursday.

VietNamNet Bridge – More than one million candidates sat for the university entrance examinations today, July 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Malaysian police on July 1 arrested 39 foreign women, including 18 Vietnamese nationals, believed to be involved in prostitution, Malaysia’s National News Agency Bernama reported.

Analysts have summarized some of the more popular tricks Chinese businessmen play on Vietnamese farmers. They maintain that, in the aggregate, these tricks harm not just individual farmers, but the Vietnamese economy as well.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam is still determined to develop supporting industries to become more attractive to foreign investment, despite past failures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A regional conference on ASEAN countries’ participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations was co-organised by the foreign ministries of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea in Hanoi on July 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prostitution services and aphrodisiacs, which are banned in Vietnam, are advertised on many Facebook pages and websites, with pictures and cellphone numbers of women and drug traders.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It’s exam time once again in Vietnam. And if students are feeling under the gun, they can take some comfort in knowing that they’re not alone.

 Hurricane Arthur, packing winds of 100mph, has made landfall in the US state of North Carolina, as thousands abandon their 4 July holiday plans.