VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese people in the United States, Italy, Japan and Germany took part in demonstrations against China’s deployment of an illegal oil rig in Vietnam’s waters.

VietNamNet Bridge – On May 11, the Vietnamese Association in Berlin (Germany) held a demonstration to protest against China’s encroachment into Vietnam’s waters. Nearly 1,000 participated.

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved the Ministry of Justice’s proposal of amending the 2008 Law on Vietnamese Nationality towards extending the deadline for overseas Vietnamese to register for local citizenship

 NA committee discusses 2012 budget, casino business; Vietnam, Germany promote legislation relations; Vietnam-India strategic partnership develops well; Vietnam, Russia discuss extending partnership areas

 Doctors to examine killer skin disease; HCM City losing homes to land erosion; Viet Nam's multiscreen time tops global average; Electricity causes most blazes; Danang City reports consecutive student kidnaps

 VietNamNet Bridge – Officials may extend the deadline for overseas Vietnamese to register for local citizenship. They may also make it easier for people who want to restore their citizenship.

 Vietnam police arrest 11 in cybercrime raid; Russia, Vietnam to explore space for peaceful purposes; Out-of-season rains help Central Highlands; Deputy PM affirms determination to combat smuggling

 VietNamNet Bridge - Many people who are believed to have opposing opinions are invited to join a delegation of overseas Vietnamese to Truong Sa Islands (Spratlys) at the end of April.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has allowed the overseas Vietnamese people (Viet Kieu) to import automobiles as movable assets when they return to the country.

 VietNamNet Bridge – On July 1, overseas Vietnamese who have not registered to hold their Vietnamese citizenship will lose it. At present, only about 6,000 out of 4.5 million overseas Vietnamese have registered.

 Hanoi ready to cope with abnormal weather phenomena; Earthquake strikes Song Tranh hydro-power plant; Workers suspended in vaccination scandal; Environment ministry seeks solutions to land disputes

 Prolonged drought damages farming production; A/H1N1 flu-infected cases on the rise; Gambling ring faces trial in Bac Ninh; Vietnam-Japan College to be established; Vietnam calls for int’l efforts against drugs

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some legal problems would arise if Vietnam allows foreign institutions (Viet Kieu, or overseas Vietnamese) to build houses in Vietnam for business (leasing, trading).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The draft amendments to the Real Estate Trading Law have loosened some property trading conditions for foreigners and overseas Vietnamese but foreigners are still prohibited from trading houses in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge – More people and organisations, including overseas Vietnamese and foreigners, will be eligible to buy and own houses in Viet Nam.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of luxury cars imported as movable assets of overseas Vietnamese that are "abandoned" at seaports in HCM City to be re-exported.

 VietNamNet Bridge – "There's no better place to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) than in our homeland," an overseas Vietnamese who travels frequently between the US and Viet Nam said.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only several overseas Vietnamese scientists and lecturers have been given the titles of professors or associate professors so far.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Justice has recently issued a circular, guiding the implementation of the Government decree on marriage and family relationship related to foreigners, which is regulated in the Marriage and Family Law.

 HCM City rated 174th most expensive to live; Hanoi officials visit Hanoi-named submarine; Cold weather covers Northern provinces; Overseas Vietnamese gather for Tet Meeting; 2 kilos of drugs confiscated at airport