Vietnam’s permanent mission to the UN has sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General, asking him to circulate as an official document of the General Assembly a diplomatic note from the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

 In an interview with Bloomberg on May 30, 2014, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung spoke about the socio-economic situation in Vietnam in the first five months of this year.

 Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh has demanded China immediately remove its oil rig out of Vietnam’s waters and sit down for negotiations to maintain peace, stability and friendship between the two nations.

 The Minister, and Head of Government Office, Nguyen Van Nen, confirmed that the necessary documents have been prepared to sue China in international court over its incursions in the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge – For those who cannot travel far, they can choose one of the following places near Hanoi capital to enjoy the holiday with their families and friends.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though Nguyen Thi Hoa – owner of a shop – selling creme caramel, yogurt and sponge cakes in Ha Noi's Cau Giay District-has not received training in food hygiene, she was given a food hygiene certificate three years ago.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Online business registration has saved time and money for enterprises and regulators, Tran Thi Hong Minh, director general of the Business Registration Management Department told Viet Nam Investment Review.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A website featuring Vietnamese literature in English will be set up soon, said Vice Chairman of the Viet Nam Writers' Association Nguyen Quang Thieu.

 VietNamNet Bridge – During his recent working visit to the Philippines, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has made clear Vietnam’s stance on China’s illegal act in Vietnamese waters by saying: “Vietnam desires to have peace and friendship,

 While many Australian and US iPhone owners were hacked since the beginning of this week, Vietnamese iPhone owners did not seem to be in threat, experts reported.

 The southern Binh Duong Province is the only province in Viet Nam that has almost no poor or near-poor households, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has revealed.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (Nafiqad) said local competent agencies have found higher-than-permitted insecticide residue rates in 17 batches of vegetables and fruits imported from China.

 S Korea-Mekong links grow; Credit growth hits 1.31%, raises doubts; Statistics show decline in FDI; The Gioi Di Dong files for public offering; Housing project offers special promotion; Vietnamese companies receive global recognition

 The Viet Nam Association for the Conservation of Nature and the Environment (VACNE) has recognised an ancient banyan tree on Son Tra Mountain as the first official Heritage Tree in the central city.

 Updated information about cultural events in big cities of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Up to half of the 300,000 businesses currently operating failed to pay social insurance premiums for their workers, according to the Viet Nam Social Insurance Collection Board.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of storms affecting Vietnam in 2014 will be fewer than that of last year, but they will get stronger, according to Vo Van Hoa from the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The dramatic 3-1 win over Thailand in a tense final match on May 24 has secured the Vietnamese women’s team the championship trophy of the 2014 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnamese delegation to the United Nations has protested China’s illegal placement of Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the East Sea at a UN meeting in New York from May 27-30,

The Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyen Tan Dung, said on Thursday that many countries had raised their voices in support of Viet Nam, but so far, no leader of any country had declared that China's actions were right.