VietNamNet Bridge – International organisations, governments and experts have continued expressing concern over China's latest provocative actions in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has voiced Vietnam’s desires to strengthen cooperation in various areas with Myanmar and Indonesia at meetings with their leaders in Myanmar on May 11.

 Professor, Ph.D. in history Dmitry Mosyakov from the Russian Academy of Sciences has called upon China to stop oil & gas operations in the disputed waters and avoid a similar mistake it made in 1992.

 “Up Café” with an “upside down” space, located in a small alley on Nguyen Trong Tuyen Street, Phu Nhuan District, Ho Chi Minh City, is a quiet place to relax in a bustling city.

PM Nguyen Tan Dung highlighted that the peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation and aviation in the East Sea, the common concern of ASEAN, the region and the world, is under serious threat.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Market insiders and experts are saying that now is not the right time for Vietnam to develop the fourth generation network for mobile and wireless communications.

VietNamNet Bridge - Tax obligations often significantly burden businesses operating in Vietnam. To maximize profit, companies often seek out ways to avoid mandatory tax payments.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Embassy of America in Vietnam and CAMA Vietnam will host the second annual music festival ASEAN Pride - Celebrating Diversity from 1 p.m. on May 24 at the American Club in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi People’s Court will reopen the trial of Nguyen Duc Kien, former vice chairman of the founding council of the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) on May 20, after it was postponed

 Rice exports projected to reach 1.8m tonnes in Q2; Sugar industry tackles rising stockpiles; PM ratifies market development project; Vietnam requires dairy firms to set annual price caps; Vietnam opening the field for foreign firms

 VietNamNet Bridge – The introduction of a new automated customs system in select localities early this month has created problems for both officials and import-export firms, local reports say.

 High-profile foreign media outlets have sided with Vietnam after hearing China’s controversial explanations about its recent placement of an oil rig in the East Sea.

 A fishing boat from the central province of Quang Ngai was chased and attacked by Chinese ships on May 7 when it was operating in the regular fishing ground in Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, and suffered from damage to its sides and cabin.

 Six US senators have issued a joint statement criticizing China’s stationing of its oil rig HD-981 in the disputed waters and attacks on Vietnamese ships, describing its actions as ‘troubling’ in the region.

 Tensions in the East Sea following China’s deployment of its Giant drilling rig HD-981 and escort vessels, including military ships, in the area is casting a shadow over the ASEAN leaders’ summit taking place in Myanmar.

 The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) has released a number of photos, refuting China’s accusations of Vietnamese ships attacking its vessels in the East Sea. 

Thousands of people in the three largest cities of Vietnam took the streets on May 11, protesting against China’s illegal installation of its drilling rig HD-981 and deployment of escort vessels and aircraft in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the global economic slowdown, many young entrepreneurs have remained adventurous and found ways to excel, particularly in creating their own products for domestic and export markets.

VietNamNet Bridge – The number of enterprises that shut down in the January-April period was nearly 21,500, up 9.4% year-on-year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more people are preferring to watch music shows on TV rather than go to live concerts by buying expensive tickets.