VietNamNet Bridge – The government has vowed to build a clean and effective public service, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Tran Tuan Anh told the Viet Nam Economics Times.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Director of the Vietnam Institute of Culinary Research Dr. Han Nguyen Nguyen Nha launched a project entitled ‘Vietnamese Kitchen’ to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the world.

 Rice exports to China up in volume, value; Vietnam, Russia accelerate interbank payments; Vietnam endorses investment protection agreement with Palestine; Hanoi named in Asia-Pacific top crowded retail markets

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade said there had been 12 groups of products with export revenue exceeding US$1 billion in the first five months of this year and these goods had generated combined outbound sales

 VietNamNet Bridge – While dancers are gearing up for the third season of the Vietnamese version of the world acclaimed reality show “So you think you can dance,” local audiences might wonder whether John Huy Tran, . . .

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite their lack of funding, professional experience and actors, a group of artisans are determined to restore the valuable tradition of Xoan Gheo folk songs.

Vietnam has sufficient historical and legal evidence to prove its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) islands.

The Hoa (ethnic Chinese) community in Ho Chi Minh City has voiced their support for the Party and State’s policies towards Hoa people at a meeting with the city’s top officials on June 6.

VietNamNet Bridge – The long-bustling bond market unexpectedly cooled in the last two weeks, partly due to weak liquidity faced by several banks.

An increasing number of clubs have been threatening to leave the V-League this year for various reasons, and fans place blame on both the clubs and their organisers for being unprofessional.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Most Vietnamese companies are unwilling to use outsourcing despite its benefits like the reduction in management work and payroll without any impact on output,

Major TV stations in Japan, such as NHK, TBS and Fuji, frontpaged their news bulletin on June 6 with a video showing a Chinese vessel sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat on May 26 in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago.

Two Vietnamese kayakers died when their craft overturned on West Lake during a violent storm on Wednesday evening.

Insurance companies on June 6 made the first batch of payment to riot-affected enterprises in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel, Kunisaki, and its 400 crew members docked at Tien Sa port, Da Nang city on June 6, marking the start of a visit to Vietnam, under the Pacific Partnership 2014 Program.

Vietnamese fisheries surveillance staff on June 6 detected high-capacity Chinese fishing ships in the area surrounding the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig which is illegally standing in Vietnam’s waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam will send 64 athletes to the upcoming 17th Asian Games (ASIAD) to be held in Incheon, the Republic of Korea (RoK), from September 19 to October 4.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of land and few opportunities to work in non-farm jobs are pushing many ethnic families deeper into poverty.

Vietnam is considering a new strategy to develop a sea-borne economy to help foster economic growth, create more jobs, and ensure territorial security.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During the past months, many foreign experts and scholars voiced their concern over China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in the East Sea.