The International Association of Democratic Lawyers (IADL) has called upon parties involved in territorial disputes in the East Sea to fully observe the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to settle their disputes peacefully.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officers from Anti-Smuggling Department under General Department of Viet Nam Customs and Tan Son Nhat Airport Customs Division on June 11 seized 77 elephant tusks allegedly transported from Nigeria.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National midfielder Nguyen Van Quyet scored a hat-trick in Ha Noi T&T's 3-2 win over hosts Dong Nai, in a late match in the fourth round of the V-League yesterday, June 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite strong demand, few quality films are made for children and teenagers in Viet Nam, with directors mostly pointing the finger at the dearth of good screenplays.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 1.5 million visitors arrived in central Quang Binh Province for its cavern system and burial site of General Giap in the first five months of the year.

 Lai Xuan Thanh, head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), said that the Long Thanh Airport project in the south could proceed even without Official Development Assistance (ODA) from Japan.

General foreign-invested schools are often favored by Vietnamese parents and students, but foreign-invested colleges are viewed with skepticism.

The increase in farming shrimp in ponds in coastal areas has contributed to the displacement of forests that once protected people from sand and floods in the central province of Quang Nam and the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

The Vietnamese e-commerce market is dominated by ChoDienTu.vn, a Vietnamese e-commerce product, which holds 29 percent of market share. However, the situation may change in the immediate future.

Surprisingly, no commercial bank has asked for refinancing from the State Bank (SBV), although SBV is ready to disburse funds.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The country's cement market has seen positive results after a long, quiet period, with both domestic cement consumption and exports having increased.

Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung yesterday confirmed that his ministry will support small – and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to overcome difficulties and recover businesses after the recent economic recession.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bat (doi) meat is often made into gourmet dishes since it is rare. In Soc Trang, down in the Mekong Delta, bats have become a local identity as they can be found in great numbers.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will pay an official visit to Vietnam from June 16-17, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

What is happening in the East Sea is critically serious and Vietnam resolutely demands China to withdraw oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 and more than 100 ships from Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf.

 Eating a lot of red meat in early adult life may slightly increase the risk of breast cancer, according to a US study.

John Ashe, President of the current UN General Assembly session, has raised the international community’s concern about recent East Sea tensions and supported Vietnam’s stance towards settling the dispute by peaceful means.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A full two years has passed since Thach Thi Sa Lal (not her real name) was rescued from a brothel in Cambodia and brought back to her hometown in An Giang Province in the Mekong Delta.

 VietNamNet Bridge - "Stand by international law. Use force only in self-defense" - That's the advice for Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Assembly (NA) should adopt a resolution on the development of agriculture, said Vo Thi Dung, an agriculture expert and NA deputy. She spoke with Nong thon Ngay nay (Countryside Today)