Yen Bai official receives doctorate after just six months
VietNamNet Bridge The media reported a Yen Bai Party official who obtained a doctoral degree from Malaysia within six months. The public now doubts the value of a doctoral diploma earned from Malaysia by Nguyen Van Ngoc, Deputy Party Secretary of Yen Bai province, since he studied only six months.

Seven Places to Safely Stash Your Plastic at Home
Think a thief won't look in your Bible, freezer or underwear drawer for credit cards? It's time to find more creative hiding places.

'Fake credentials' haunt employers
SHANGHAI, CHINA - Employers in the country have adopted stricter background checks on potential employees following accusations of academic fraud against former Microsoft China chief Tang Jun.

Bulgarian City Hall Councilman Busted for Organized Crime
The municipal councilman from Bulgaria's city of Veliko Tarnovo, Ivan Ivanov, has been charged with participation in organized crime.

Fake degrees snare the unwary
Despite almost a decade of work experience and a clutch of professional qualifications, Alan DSouza found time and again that he was blocked from further employment because he did not have a degree.

Illegal immigrants' place in the 'underground' economy often reflects culture as well as caution
Work a job and you can be paid in many ways. By check. By credit card. By automatic deposit into a bank account. But traditional cash payments still play a major role in Arizona, often greasing the wheels of commerce for illegal immigrants.

'Diploma complex' in China
Both the recent fake diploma scandal involving Tang Jun, former CEO of Microsoft China, and a job advertisement for security staff with master's degrees posted by Zhejiang University of Tech-nology, has highlighted China's fixation on diplomas.

Is there a doctor in the house?
Many "professionals" in the Inland Empire are hanging shingles listing questionable credentials. My own credentials: I hold a Ph.D. (doctor of philosophy) in English from Northern Illinois University, a fully accredited university.

Pakistan's Fake-Degree Scandal Threatens Legislators
The country's Supreme Court wants to see how many members of parliament abided by the rules of a law requiring college degrees -- even though that law is no longer in force

Behind the fancy foreign diplomas
Hudong Wiki, a pilot online Chinese-language encyclopedia, has seen a lot of traffic in recent days.