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Valedictorians stay jobless for 3 years

 VietNamNet Bridge – The university degree is believed to be an admission card for someone to make his way easier in the world. However, this is not true in all cases.

Rural photographer with more than 700 awards

 VietNamNet Bridge – Coming to photographer very late--but over the past 15 years, photographer Dao Tien Dat in Binh Dinh province has won over 700 national and international awards for photos of humanity and the fates.

Vietnam considers collecting fees from OTT apps users

 VietNamNet Bridge – OTT (over the top) app users may not be able to use the services free of charge any more, as the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) attempts to collect fees from them.

Mubarak Mosque – heart of An Giang Cham community

VietNamNet Bridge – Mubarak is one of the oldest mosques of the Muslim community of Cham people in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, and it lures many tourists to explore the culture and religion as well as architecture.

Dong Tam Long An striker to star in TV serial film

 VietNamNet Bridge – Famous football striker Phan Thanh Binh, who plays for the Dong Tam Long An Football Club, has accepted actress and director Viet Trinh's invitation to play a role in her new movie.

Foreign tourists ride buffalo, till field in Vietnam

Swaying in a buffalo wagon on the village road running between the rice fields, riding on the back of a buffalo or standing behind a buffalo for plowing is the experience offered for tourists by a travel agency in Hoi An.

US judge approves $20 mln settlement in Facebook suit

 A US judge approved a deal in which Facebook will pay $20 million for using members "likes" as endorsements for ads.

Hanoi’s subsidy period in exhibition

 VietNamNet Bridge - The exhibition of the artifacts of the subsidy period in Vietnam took place from August 21 to 28 at Nha San Collective, No. 9 Tran Thanh Tong attracted the attention of many people.

BUSINESS IN BRIEF 28/8

Rice export earnings hit over US$2.05 billion; VietinBank Deputy CEO appointed as SBV Chief; Customs intensify inspection on milk import-export; Foreign companies eye Vietnamese retail market

VN car industry still stuck in reverse

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam's automobile industry had failed to reach its objective of selling cars at prices to suit Vietnamese pockets.

Rhythmic gymnast Linh faces challenges at world contest

 VietNamNet Bridge – Truong Mai Nhat Linh will represent Viet Nam at the Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships from August 28-September 1 in the Ukrainian capital Kiev.

Japanese-American hip hop artist to perform

 VietNamNet Bridge – Bilingual rapper Kensho Kuma and Tokyo-based beat maker Cloud NI9E will perform together at CAMA ATK on August 29.

Water supplies in eastern U.S. threatened by river alkalinization: study

 Human activities are changing the water chemistry of many rivers in the eastern United States, potentially threatening urban water supplies and aquatic ecosystems, a U.S. study said Monday.

Vietnamese woman spends US$3,000 to see Son Doong Cave

 To mark her thirtieth birthday, a Vietnamese woman spent US$3,000 on a tour of Son Doong Cave--the world largest cave.

Only 39 percent of M&A deals lead to success

 VietNamNet Bridge – Merger and acquisition (M&A) was once considered the best way for enterprises to expand their business scale. However, the latest surveys on the post-M&A period showed 61 percent of the deals led businesses to failures.

Nam trains with Maria Sharapova's former coach

 VietNamNet Bridge – Asian Youth Games 2013 gold medalist Ly Hoang Nam will train under the guidance of Michael Baroch, a former coach of tennis player Maria Sharapova, in HCM City.

Minh’s win helps Pune Pistons enter IBL semi-finals

VietNamNet Bridge – Badminton player Nguyen Tien Minh’s 2-0 victory over World No.20 Gurusaiddutt from Awadhe Warriors has helped his Pune Pistons club advance to the semi-final round of India’s first badminton league (IBL).

Why Thai investors decide to pour billions of dollars into Vietnam?

Just within a short time, the two big Thai energy conglomerates announced the huge investments in the $27 billion Nhon Hoi petrochemical project and the $2.2 billion Quang Tri thermopower plant project.

Award ceremony for Ha Noi lovers

VietNamNet Bridge – Veteran photographer Quang Phung has been nominated for the Grand Award in this year's Bui Xuan Phai – Love for Ha Noi Awards which will honor a host of individuals and projects making significant contributions to arts

Women in Argentina sue for $54 mn over faulty implants

 About 300 women with faulty PIP breast implants have filed suit seeking $54.7 million in damages from three European companies, their attorney said Monday.