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China fishing restrictions in East Sea under fire

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) has rejected the Chinese province of Hainan’s unilateral ruling on fishing restrictions in the East Sea and demanded China put an end to such a wrongful act.

Vietnam protests China’s violation of sovereignty

 VietNamNet Bridge – China’s recent acts concerning the East Sea are illegal and of no value, and seriously violating Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes.

Chinese couple served a warning for taking wrong maps into Vietnam

On January 3, the authorities of Da Nang city gave a warning to Mr. Li Lin Xiang, 67 and his wife, Gao Ya Fan, 63, from Liaoning Province, China, for taking wrong maps with the U-shaped line into Vietnam.

PM Dung and overseas trips in 2013

 VietNamNet Bridge – PM Nguyen Tan Dung made a number of significant business trips abroad in 2013 during which he sent out remarkable, clear messages that sought stronger connections between Viet Nam and other nations and strengthened peace,

Why local schools choose a Chinese education software?

Why has a Chinese software product, not a Vietnamese or foreign one, been advised to be used at secondary schools? The answer is that there is no Vietnamese suitable product, while foreign ones are too expensive.

The huge ship refuse tip in East Sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lot of vessels worth trillions of dong have become scrap iron and left useless in the East Sea, turning the sea into the trillion-of-dong refuse tip.

Political Headlines December 17

 Party chief highlights role of diplomacy in nation-building; Party Internal Affairs delegation pays official visit to China; Vietnam, Japan Communist Parties exchange theoretical issues

Tuvalu flag tanker on fire near Truong Sa Islands

VietNamNet Bridge – Yesterday morning, November 27, the tanker Theresa Bitung of Tuvalu sent a distress signal when its engine room caught on fire and the crew completely lost control over the ship.

Vietnam’s WHC membership proves its int’l status

Vietnam’s election to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee has proved the country’s consolidated role, position and its determination of full integration into world cultural cooperation.

Another tropical low pressure system moves towards East Sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center announced at 9.30am on Tuesday that a tropical low pressure system was approaching the East Sea and could possibly strengthen into a storm.

Tropical low pressure system heads towards VN's south central coast

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center on Thursday announced that the tropical low pressure system had entered the southeastern parts of the East Sea and was now heading towards the south central of Vietnam.

Depression likely to strengthen into storm Zoraida

 VietNamNet Bridge – A tropical depression is regaining strength near the Philippines and is forecast to enter the East Sea in the next one or two days.

Another tropical depression heading towards East Sea

 A tropical depression was formed in the south-eastern part of the Philippines, which recent bore the brunt of typhoon Haiyan, and is moving towards the East Sea.

Typhoon Haiyan enters the East Sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – Haiyan, the most powerful storm in the past decade, is moving quickly towards the East Sea and is forecast to pound central coastal provinces on November 10.

Tropical depression disperses, super-storm Haiyan entering East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge - After making landfall, the tropical depression weakened into a low pressure area and faded. However, storm Haiyan, which is said to be the strongest typhoon in the recent ten years, is heading into the East Sea.

The 13th storm to make landfall in Vietnam today

According to the latest report of the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecast, a tropical depression will get stronger to become the 13th storm, which will be only about 100 km off  Vietnam coast at 1pm today, November 6.

New storms moving towards East Sea

VietNamNet Bridge – According to the National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center, many new storms are starting to brew in the East Sea even while Storm ‘Krosa’ continues to move rapidly towards the waters of Paracel Islands in the East Sea.

Storm ‘Krosa’ weakens on East Sea

 VietNamNet Bridge – The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center on November 4 announced that Storm ‘Krosa’ has changed direction and may weaken into a tropical low pressure system on the East Sea.

East Sea's ‘blind knight' saves fishermen

VietNamNet Bridge – Almost every day, especially during the stormy season, 50-year-old Nguyen Van My can be found sitting in his own office in Xuan Hoa Village, central Quang Binh Province, walkie-talkie in hand.

Minister of Public Security active in India

Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang has stated that Vietnam always appreciates traditional friendship and strategic partnership with India and its “Look East” policy.