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In VN, unemployed put hopes in Masters degrees

Six months ago, 22-year-old Nguyen Ha Linh received her bachelor degree in international affairs from the Academy of Journalism and Communication and expressed her exciting feeling of, finally, being free from her so-called "study career"

Social network sharing makes users easy target for cybercriminals

Almost 30 per cent of social network users share their posts, check-ins and other personal information with everybody who is online, not just their friends, which leaves the door wide open for cybercriminals to attack since users are unaware

Vietnam to control urban waste water to reduce pollution

VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam plans to allocate big budgets to develop waste water drainage systems in urban areas in recent years. However, the systems’ conditions remain poor which still cause pollution because of low drainage capacity.

Students borrow high-rate loans from illegal lenders

 VietNamNet Bridge – Students borrowing money with high interest rates from illegal lenders who provide easy loan procedures may face complicated consequences.

Public employees should know they are the people's servants

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thi Minh Thao, deputy director of the Department of Business Environment and Competition Capacity under the Central Institute for Economic Management,

Places of interest on Vietnam banknotes

 VietNamNet Bridge – Historical relic sites and landscapes, including Ha Long Bay, Van Mieu (Literature) Temple, Tri An Hydroelectric Power Plant, and Cau Pagoda are famous places printed on Vietnam banknotes.

“Disney on Ice” show to debut this month

 VietNamNet Bridge – American show Disney on Ice, which features figure skaters dressed as Disney cartoon characters in performances, will be introduced, for the first time, to Vietnamese audience in HCMC on February 24-28.

Volunteers try to make a difference

VietNamNet Bridge – Be it cleaning up beaches or offering free haircuts to elderly people, a group of volunteers in Hoi An have taken it upon themselves to offer their support to the local community.

VN targets high growth to 2020

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam aims to achieve annual average economic growth of 6.5 per cent to 7 per cent through 2020, striving to turn itself into an advanced industrial country soon,

Be friendly with monkeys in Year of Monkey

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese families are celebrating their biggest holiday in the year, Tet or Lunar New Year, welcoming the Year of the Monkey.

Hanoi and her beauty look at Tet

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi is more peaceful and quiet during Tet holidays with fewer people and less noise. 

AEC spells vast opportunities for skilled workers

 VietNamNet Bridge – Workers in Vietnam will face much stiffer competition from regional peers given the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) allowing for freer movement of labour within the region.

Ha Noi pagodas attract visitors in New Year

 VietNamNet Bridge – With more than 1,000 years of history, Ha Noi has been Viet Nam's centre of Buddhism for centuries.

Action programme on sustainable production and consumption approved

 VietNamNet Bridge – Seventy per cent of enterprises with high energy needs and emissions and 50 per cent of industrial production establishments will apply clean and energy-saving technologies by 2020.

VN expresses concern over DPRK rocket launch

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam is deeply concerned about the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent rocket launch using ballistic missile technology, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Le Hai Binh said on Tuesday, Feb 9.

Calligraphy captures young hearts

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Calligraphy Writing Festival 2016, which is being held at the Lake of Literature in Ha Noi has attracted a large number of visitors including many youngsters.

Wooden furniture manufacturers still cannot exploit advantages

VietNamNet Bridge - Wooden furniture manufacturers enjoy preferences thanks to a zero percent import tariff applied by many big export markets. However, very few enterprises can exploit the advantages.

Thang, Anh elected key AMF officials

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's Giap Trung Thang has been elected the first general secretary of the ASEAN Muaythai Federation (AMF).

Miura refuses Quang Ninh Coal post

Coach Toshyia Miura has refused an invitation to become a technical director of V-League side Quang Ninh Coal. 

Ha Noi targets reduction in power safety violations

VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi has targeted reduction in violations of safety regulations for the high-voltage grid by 30 per cent in this year, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade has said.