The so-called “U-shaped” line China has drawn by itself in the East Sea as well as its recent moves are the main causes of the complicated and tense situation in the region.

Forests in the districts of Son Ha, Tay Tra and Son Tay in the central province of Quang Ngai are being cut down to sell unripe Sterculia lychnophora beans, which locals call “uoi”, to sell to Chinese businesspeople.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phu Yen Province on the country’s central coast is endowed with many stunning beaches, mountains, waterfalls and rivers that are worth visiting.

 A "sugar tax" should be introduced by the UK government to help curb obesity in childhood, a campaign group says.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The chartered capital of the State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC) will be raised to VND50 trillion, but it is not clear whether the organisation will succeed, analysts say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Summer vacation brings joy to children but much worries to their parents, particularly those in urban areas because they do not have the time to take care and help their children to revise a lesson.

 Professor Carlyle Thayer from the Australian University of New South Wales has suggested that China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 inside Vietnam’s territorial waters should be referred to the UN Security Council for discussion.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Graffiti has come to Saigon for about 10 years but people started paying attention to it around four years ago when some local and foreign artists practiced and exhibited graffiti in the city.

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 Some 350,000 people have been displaced since the start of an army offensive against militants in Pakistan's North Waziristan a week ago, officials say.

 Israel says it has carried out air strikes on military targets in Syria.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 27 hectares of white-legged shrimp have succumbed to disease, while half of the total farm area in the central province of Binh Dinh are low on fish due to prolonged drought over the past six months.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese media can and should effectively expose China's territorial claims in the East Sea and its placement of an oil rig in Vietnamese waters as blatantly illegal acts, a senior official said on June 21.

 VietNamNet Bridge – One flora and two amphibian species have been discovered in the central provinces of Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong, creating more demand for the protection of biodiversity around the provinces.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bac Ninh and Thai Nguyen provinces are competing to win the contract for a new Samsung investment project that involves manufacture of hi-tech screens.

 The UK's Telegraph has published wonderful photos of Son Doong, the world's biggest cave that houses its own rainforest and river.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite tensions in the East Sea, renowned investment consultant Marc Faber still believes Vietnam is an ideal place for investors.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Although Vietnam is among the countries with the most vibrant coral reefs, many species existing in this biosphere are on the verge of extinction as a result of over exploitation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Thien Minh travel group has announced that it will offer seaplane tours this September, becoming the first supplier of this kind of tourism service in the country.

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