The Subscription Concert vol.71 of Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will take place at Hanoi Opera House on June 25 and 26 under baton of Famous Italian conductor Andrea Pestalozza.

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is growing concern about increased tension in the East Sea after China illegally placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone in the sea.

Chinese ships yesterday continued to encircle Vietnamese fishing surveillance vessels and then retreat, apparently to make it look like the Chinese were being rammed.

Chinese ships on June 12 continued to encircle and cut off Vietnamese Fisheries Surveillance vessels and then retreat in order to photograph and film misleading footage aimed to make it look like they were being rammed by Vietnamese ships.

China is trying to create “a fait accompli" to rationalise its presence in the areas it uses force to occupy the East Sea.

Tension has continued to escalate in the East Sea as China has maintained the presence of a large number of ships around the drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981, according to the Vietnam Fisheries Surveillance Department.

In an interview with the Vietnam News Agency reporters, Dr. Ta Van Tai – lawyer, former lecturer and currently researcher at Harvard Law School – said there were two international legal arguments showing that China's explanation was absurd.

VietNamNet Bridge – China has been engaging increasingly in impudent behavior in recent days as it continues to argue in favor of its aggressive acts in the East Sea.

The ‘2nd Flower and Sun’ painting exhibition, which opened on June 1 in Hanoi, offers a chance to contemplate works by child painters and helps adults relive their childhood.

 VietNamNet Bridge – “The experiment was not successful. It could not fulfill the things we planned,” Nguyen Quoc Hoa, the inventor of Truong Sa submarine, after the test at sea on May 30.

With its dubious historic claims, China tried but failed to convince the world of its sovereignty over Vietnam’s Hoang Sa Archipelago. China is resorting to more unacceptable and hardball tactics. This article will shed light on China’s quibble.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A map showing Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes has recently been discovered by a resident in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

 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.

 An international press conference was organised on May 23 in Hanoi to update reporters on information of the East Sea situation.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam late last week called for the public, particularly patriotic workers at industrial parks, to stay vigilant against ill-intentioned elements.

Every Vietnamese citizen has a right to feel outraged at the illegal and hostile acts of China in Vietnam's waters. Fortunately, though, most Vietnamese have remained calm enough not to take extreme actions, and to advise their compatriots similarly.

Nhat Thuy of Nam Dinh Province grabbed the majority of the audience votes to win the Vietnam Idol 2014 on Sunday night.

 Police break up trans-national drug trafficking ring; Minister warns against recurrent measles outbreak; Poverty rate drops to new low of 7.8%; Post offices open on Truong Sa Island; WB signs agreements to modernise Vietnam’s poorest areas

 Haydn masterpiece to be sung in HCM City; French artist keen on Vietnamese culture; Hungarian folk dances in Hanoi; Uruguayan guitar duo perform in Hanoi; Sketches reveal misery of war

 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.