VietNamNet Bridge – The nation needs a common way to unite all patriotic Vietnamese at home and abroad, and to inspire people to confront the threats to the country’s peace and development.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It appears that many foreign players are mulling alternatives to joining with local partners to bolster efficiency when it comes to mergers and acquisitions in the banking sector.

Real estate starts to recover; Thai businesses seek franchise partners in Vietnam; Vietnam, RoK develop agricultural value chain; Supporting industries to be developed; SOEs make good move towards capital withdrawal

 Apple has confirmed it will buy headphone maker and music-streaming service provider Beats Electronics.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Every day, hundreds or even thousands of buffalo and cows are illegally smuggled into Vietnam from Cambodia.

 VietNamNet Bridge - On Tuesday, at the opening ceremony of the Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam praised the first two Vietnamese officers to be assigned to  the United Nations’ peacekeeping forces.

 The Vietnam Fisheries Society has made strong statements in opposition to China's aggressive actions towards Vietnamese fishermen in the East Sea, demanding compensation for a sunken fishing boat.

 Google is to start building its own self-driving cars, rather than modifying vehicles built by other manufacturers.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Of the foreign financial groups expressing their wish to become shareholders of Vietnamese banks, the Japanese have proven to be the best candidates.

 The area where acoustic signals thought linked to the missing Malaysian plane were detected can now be ruled out as the final resting place of flight MH370, Australian officials say.

Five young artists and conductor Clay Couturiaux from the in the US and the HBSO Symphony Orchestra will perform at a monthly music programme at the Opera House tonight.

 Top Vietnamese badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh will take on Indonesian opponent, Sony Dwi Kuncoro in his first match of the Japan Open on June 10, and a victory is likely to earn him a berth to the quarter finals.

 The central city has begun a tourism promotion programme at the Korea World Trade Fair in the Coex Exhibition Centre, Seoul, the Republic of Korea, the city’s tourism promotion centre said on May 28.

The National Agro-Forestry–Fisheries Quality Assurance Department (NAFIQAD) on May 27 issued a warning that 17 batches of fruit and vegetables from China have tested positive for excessive pesticides.

 China on May 28 deployed four fight jets around the new position of its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, which illegally stands in Vietnam’s waters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Fishery Surveillance Department.

 “China is trying to turn an undisputed area into a disputed area, and that is unacceptable”, Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Cuong told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on May 28.

 PM greets S Korean news agency chief; President greets new envoys; Deputy PM welcomes CITES leader; US Congressman condemns China’s escalation in East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – Educators keep complaining that they don’t have enough money to spend on programs to reform schools, but in reality they are not using all the money allocated to them.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In a setback to the gay community, draft amendments to the Law on Marriage and Family, to be submitted for National Assembly consideration on Tuesday, removed provisions related to recognition of same-sex marriage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ho Chi Minh City is looking for investors for phase two of its Metro line 5 (Bay Hien crossroads–Can Giuoc bus station), with a total capital requirement of up to $1.8 billion.