Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has emphasised connections as a major focus of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) nations, during the 11th ASEM Summit that opened in Ulan Bator, Mongolia on July 15.

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will rule on the lawsuit between the Philippines and China over the East Sea dispute tomorrow. Whatever scenario takes place, the case will affect the face of the East Sea.

VietNamNet Bridge - The recent archaeological discovery proves the presence of people 800,000 years ago living in Vietnam.  

VietNamNet Bridge - Despite the appearance of new products, Phu Quoc fish sauce, in Vietnamese thoughts, is still the most delicious among true fish sauce products. However, the industry is now facing big challenges.

VietNamNet Bridge - Will China still try to exploit the methane hydrate in the East Sea or spend money to buy oil and gas?

China's statement to withdraw from the UNCLOS in response to the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration is not entirely a new idea, but if this scenario actually happens, it will have two major impacts on regional and international order.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Viet Thai, PhD from the Viet Nam Diplomatic Academy spoke to the newspaper Nong Thon Ngay Nay (Countryside Today) about the situation in the East Sea following the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore last week.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is calling on all East Sea claimants to urgently join forces in tackling the environmental degradation offshore before it’s too late, said a deputy minister yesterday, June 9.

ASEAN and Chinese senior officials reviewed the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea and discussed the building of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea during their 12th meeting yesterday.

 The East Sea issue was once again high on the agenda of the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore as many officials clarified China’s unilateral actions that have provoked tensions and their corollary.

 The Group 7 (G7) industrialized nations recently issued a joint statement on maritime security, denouncing China’s reclamation of islands in the East Sea.

 VietNamNet Bridge - In severe storms, vegetables are still green at the steel house of DK1, hundreds of kilometers from the mainland.

VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of 40 ancient maps, indicating the Hoang Sa Islands belong to Viet Nam, and two atlases were displayed for the first time at a conference: Conflict in the South China Sea at Yale university in Connecticut, the US

 VietNamNet Bridge – Residents of the An Vinh Commune on the island of Ly Son in central Quang Ngai Province held a festival to honour fallen sailors.

China has re-deployed its Haiyang Shiyou 981 oil rig near Vietnamese waters at a time that coincided with the NA's election of new leaders. It could be supposed that the move is a test for Vietnam’s new leadership?

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Binh held talks with Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Almendras in Hanoi on April 11.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is not new that Chinese scholars have sought to plant false information in their scientific studies, but this has become more and more blatant.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On March 14, 1988, China sent many warships to attack and invade Gac Ma (Johnson South Reef) of Vietnam, killing 64 unarmed soldiers on duty on the island.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Steel houses on reefs and rocks in the southern continental shelf act as guards of Vietnam’s sovereignty in the East Sea.

 The statement was made by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh on March 17 in reply to reporters’ query related to China’s recent activities in Vietnam’s Hoang Sa archipelago.