Voters want more help for ailing businesses, but not real estate; Less sensitive issues on East Sea discussed with China; Mekong countries promote sustainability

 VietNamNet Bridge – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi described a map recently released by the People's Republic of China as "completely valueless".

 VietNamNet Bridge – ASEAN leaders will discuss approaches to maintaining a stable and peaceful environment, security, and maritime freedom in the East Sea at their April 24–25 summit in Brunei.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China will hold a special conference of foreign ministers this year, possibly in August or September.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cao Duc Phat, head of the National Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Control, said that forecasting storms has become much more difficult due to factors such as climate change.

Bandar Seri Begawan — ASEAN Foreign Ministers reached a high consensus in meetings held in Brunei on the region's viewpoint that the East Sea issue is a matter of mutual concern as it relates to peace, stability and security in the entire region.

VietNamNet Bridge – China’s unexpected proposal to negotiate with ASEAN on the Code of Conduct on the East Sea (COC) after its recent provoking activities makes related countries feel incomprehensible.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 13 tropical storms will reach the East Sea –with half of them likely to hit Viet Nam, said Bui Minh Tang, director of the National Hydro Meteorological Forecast Centre.

  VN slams use of force on East Sea; Prime Minister inspects air force training; FM to leave for ASEAN Meeting in Brunei; NA Standing Committee to meet this week

VietNamNet Bridge – Hot weather has started to cover the northern region earlier than normal, with temperatures forecast to hit up to 36 degrees Celsius.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Scholars and experts at a recent workshop in New York stressed the need to settle territorial disputes in the East Sea via peaceful means and in line with international law.

VietNamNet Bridge – What principles of international law were broken by China with its behavior towards a Vietnamese fishing vessel in the waters of Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago?

 VietNamNet Bridge – CNN has judged Vietnam boasts five of the top nine most beautiful paradise resorts in the East Sea.

The escalating tension in the East Sea and the recent debate of educators about adding the 1979 border war between Vietnam and China in textbooks makes the relationship between Vietnam and China a hot topic.

What are the most striking characteristics of Vietnam's defense policy after 38 years of reunification? VietNamNet would like to introduce the interview with Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh.

VietNamNet Bridge - For Vietnam, the counterproductive lesson of China's one-way communication policy should be seriously considered.

The American Journal “Christian Science Monitor” recently published an article on the collection of maps proving Vietnam’s sovereignty over the Paracel and Spratly Islands of a Vietnamese American, Mr. Tran Dinh Thang.

Vietnam’s consistent position on East Sea-related issues, is that they should be resolved by peaceful means in accordance with international law, especially the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for an “amicable” settlement to a mounting West Philippine Sea territorial dispute between China and other Asian nations.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s visit to the European Union (EU) is a significant event to bring the EU-Vietnam mutually-beneficial cooperation and friendship to new heights.