The majority of excellent graduates stay overseas after they finish studying. Most of the graduates returning to Vietnam after school are not good enough, and many of them pay to get jobs at state agencies, analysts say.

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam is a country with a coastline 3,400 km long, with many beautiful coastal cities.

VietNamNet Bridge - If Vietnam decided to cooperate with Thailand instead of competing fiercely, both of the countries would be able to sell rice at good prices instead of prices the Philippines wants.

VietNamNet Bridge - In a village with only 350 households and 1,400 inhabitants, the number of people dying of cancer has exceeded 100. Many others have been diagnosed with cancer.

 COBA art glass is not only a famous brand name founded by the Vietnamese but one which encompasses traditional cultural imprints as well. 

 Vietnam’s three top badminton players have gotten off to a good start at the – White Nights 2015 – international badminton challenge taking place July 1-5 at the Sporthall Arena in Gatchina.

 Foreigners registered to buy 112 apartments of Vinhomes Central Park within two hours on July 1, when the amended Law on Housing and Real Estate Business came into effect.

 Finance Minister Dinh Tien Dung met with Paul Andrew, Senior Vice President of the US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in the US on July 2.

 As many as 31 Vietnamese, French and French-Vietnamese associations and organisations have signed a petition expressing their concerns over China’s recent actions that increased tensions in the East Sea.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong is due to pay an official visit to the US on July 6-10. On the eve of the visit, VOV reporter recently sat down with some US leading experts to talk about the significance of the high-profile visit.

 A workshop discussing a national plan on protecting marine turtles through 2025 was held in the central province of Ninh Thuan on July 3.

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in central Quang Binh province received its second UNESCO recognition on July 3.

 Vietnam won third place after defeating Laos one-nil at the Japan-Mekong U15 Football Exchange 2015 in Japan, said the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) on July 4.

 Vietnam’s national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, began using its brand-new A350-900XWB aircraft for flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on July 3.

 VietNamNet Bridge - Visit a stone church with unique architecture, an old tile roofed bridge, and taste a local specialty – nhech fish salad –  on a one-day trip to Phat Diem in Ninh Binh.

Ho Chi Minh City encourages and creates favourable conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US, to do business in the country’s southern economic hub, said the city’s senior official.

The Vietnam delegation actively participated in and contributed to discussions of the United Nations Human Rights Council’s 29th session, which wrapped up in Geneva, Switzerland on July 3.

 The Japan-Mekong cooperation is necessary to the Mekong sub-region’s socio-economic development and the ASEAN integration process, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the 7th Mekong-Japan Summit held in Tokyo, Japan, on July 4.

 The Ha Noi Stock Exchange (HNX) received VND1.28 trillion (US$58.7 million) in the second quarter of this year from organising 21 auctions to sell stakes in State-owned enterprises (SOEs).

 An "open environment" should be created for lawmakers to debate important issues, Le Nhu Tien, Vice Chairman of the Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Children, tells Tien Phong (Vanguard)

 VietNamNet Bridge – Meterologists stationed on the nation's outlying islands like the Truong Sa Archipelago are aware that they are often the nation's first line of defence against extreme weather conditions.

VietNamNet Bridge - Dairy producers are complaining that the ceiling price applied over the last year has dealt another blow to sales at a time when purchases are already at a low due to the recession.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The four-member Vietnamese swimming team with disabilities is ready for the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 13-19.

 Starting 2016, the Viet Nam Asset Management Company (VAMC) will mainly buy non-performing loans (NPLs) from credit institutions at market value and restrict using special bonds for the purchase.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lying around 12km southeast of Buon Ma Thuot City, Ea Kao Lake is a popular destination of Central Highlanders and attracts a large number of visitors, especially in summer.