Vietnam lashes economic growth forecast; Mekong Delta attracts foreign investors; Manufacturing industry attracts huge FDI; Production jumps 5.4% this year; Agricultural manufacturers offered preferential loans

Jakarta Post has published an article by the Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia against the arguments by the chargé d’affaires at the Chinese Embassy in Indonesia, for China's sovereignty over Hoang Sa Archipelago (Paracel Islands) of Vietnam.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Diabetes in Vietnam is becoming increasingly common and is on the rise nationwide, especially in the metropolitan and areas surrounding industrial zones.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The EU High Representative for Foreign Relations and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, expressed her special concern over China’s recently acts in the East Sea, saying these acts would affect the security environment

 Ha Long will see 21 five-star Superstar Virgo cruise ships arrive between May and October this year, according to the Quang Ninh Province Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Le Thanh Tung, a bartender from the Chill Skybar in HCM City, won the title "Best bartender in Viet Nam" during the Southeast Asia round of the Diageo Reserve World Class 2014 competition.

 Vietnam’s taekwondo artists fought to win two silver and one bronze medal in the combat competition of the 21st Asian Taekwondo Championships and the 3rd Asian Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, which concluded in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on May 28.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Former NASA Astronaut Jim Reilly gave an inspiring speech yesterday (May 29) to Vietnamese youth at the American Centre in HCM City about space travel.

 Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos have been confirmed as record holders in the sea and island category of the Vietnam Book of Records, with the 2014 additions to the book announced in Ho Chi Minh City in May 29.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A bull that injured four people and killed a man after butting him in the stomach died soon after the incident, possibly because of trauma, scientists have said.

The Health Ministry has warned of unpredictable development of diseases and epidemics during the hot summer and urged prompt preventive measures.

 VietNamNet Bridge – In an interview granted CNN on May 29, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Vinh voiced strong opposition to China’s illegal deployment of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 oil rig in Vietnam’s territorial waters.

 VietNamNet Bridge – China yesterday (May 29) continued to maintain a fleet of 122 ships around the oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 that it has placed in Viet Nam's waters, according to the Viet Nam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

 ASEAN+3 rice council meets in Ha Noi; Vietnam, WB cooperate for better investment climate; Defence Minister heads to Singapore for 13th Shangri-La Dialogue; Deputy PM talks bilateral ties with EU High Representative

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 100 photos featuring the daily life of locals and soldiers based at sea and on the country's islands are on display in downtown Ha Noi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three- to five-star hotels in Hanoi have all reported an unsatisfactory occupancy rate in the last six months, but the city expects to have 1,300 more hotel rooms by 2016.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Duc Kien, Deputy Chairman of the National Assembly's Economic Committee, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about draft amendments to the Laws on Enterprises and Bankruptcy.

VietNamNet Bridge – Dutch conductor Jan Stulen will lead the concert “Beethoven and Prokofiev” with the performance of Vietnamese violin prodigy Bui Cong Duy and HBSO Symphony Orchestra at HCMC Opera House at 8 p.m.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Deputy director of the Population and Family Planning Department, Le Canh Nhac, spoke about the management of population and family planning in Viet Nam.

VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam plans to have around 40 high-quality vocational training institutions by 2020, aiming to improve comprehensively the country’s vocational training to meet requirements of high-quality human resources