TripAdvisor – the world's largest travel site – recently presented its prestigious Certificate of Excellence Award to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology for hospitality excellence.

 VietNamNet Bridge –China’s deployment of an oil rig and its provocative activities in the East Sea will not do anything good for both Chinese and Vietnamese businessmen.

 Officials blame poor working conditions for workers' hospitalisation; Can Tho doctors remove 11-kg tumor from man’s stomach; Mortality rates of mothers and children down sharply;

 Nguyen Duc Kien denied the charges of fraudulent appropriation of property and conducting illegal business on the second day of his trial on May 21.

 National Assembly (NA) deputies have voiced their concern and objections to China’s illegal positioning of a drilling rig in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone, demanding China immediately withdraw its rig from Vietnam’s waters.

 South Korean President Park Geun-hye has nominated a new prime minister after the resignation of the previous one over the Sewol ferry disaster.

 Vietnam Airlines looks set to commence two new air routes linking Vietnam and Japan this July to capitalize on rising demand for air travel between the two nations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign banks in Viet Nam appreciated the government's responses to the East Sea tensions, which helped them stay calm and confident, according to the State Bank of Viet Nam (SBV).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Chess Federation has sent its best players to Tabriz, Iran, for the 18th Asian Nations Cup, where Asian chess masters are competing for team standard, blitz and rapid titles from May 20–30.

 VietNamNet Bridge – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung said on May 20 lawmakers would be discussing the East Sea situation and exploring all legitimate measures to protect the nation’s sovereignty.

Individuals who represent the state’s capital at commercial banks are also officials working for state management agencies. This practice is causing concern among those who believe it to create unfair competition among banks.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations Office, the World Trade Organisation and Other International Organisations in Geneva on May 20 issued a press release on the recent developments in the East Sea

PM Nguyen Tan Dung affirmed that Vietnam is never the first to use military means and would never unilaterally start a military confrontation unless the country is forced to take self-defense actions.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Shares extended gains on both the national stock exchanges yesterday (May 21), as trading intensified in the afternoon.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Health (MOH) on May 20 warned that the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome caused by the Corona virus, popularly known as MERS-CoV, is spreading in the world.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III have shared their deep concern about the "current extremely dangerous situation in the East Sea".

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singer Tung Duong, who is dubbed the "divo of Viet Nam", will present his love for the country, especially its islands and sea, during his live show next month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – French enterprises will provide Vietnam with the latest information on renewable energy development, the application of new technologies, the ability to transfer technology, and financial support.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry on May 21 to discuss bilateral issues and recent developments in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scientists from the Vietnam Science and Technology Academy have confirmed that they can make iron from red mud, the waste created during alumina production.