A colleague of mine did not get home until 11 p.m. on Oct. 1. For much of the evening, he was simply stuck, barely moving in the gridlock caused by floods across Ho Chi Minh City.
In September, China completed and opened the Pinglu Canal for navigation. Built with more than US$10 billion and running more than 130 km, the canal connects Guangxi's inland river network with the Gulf of Tonkin and can accommodate vessels of up to 5,000 tons.
My family lost VND152.56 million (US$5,800) after a flight booking on Facebook led to repeated transfers demanded under the guise of correcting a payment and processing a refund.
Nearly 60% of 15-year-old students in Vietnam failed to reach basic reading proficiency in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
At 40, moving to New Zealand for a master's degree could offer a family new opportunities, but it also raises a harder question: are they moving toward a better future or escaping a fear of stagnation?
As artificial intelligence reshapes the global technology landscape, Japan is looking beyond the current AI boom, investing in research capacity and technologies that could define the next wave of innovation.
I have started to suspect that many people have never had an original idea in their lives, after noticing a curious and rather peculiar phenomenon of the modern age.
Chatbots and AI-powered call centers have left many customers frustrated because they lack the judgment and empathy of human operators, according to VnExpress readers.
At every metro station in Ho Chi Minh City, signs in both Vietnamese and English remind passengers that durian and jackfruit are not allowed on trains.
Farmers often look to the sky. They watch the clouds to look for rain, the sun to decide when to sow seeds, and the river tides to know the right time to plant rice.
For university graduates, finding rejection letters in their inboxes is commonplace. Every single letter has the same structure, polite, but apathetic.
Many university graduates with honors spend months searching for work, while logistics companies are offering container truck drivers monthly salaries of VND30-50 million (US$1,140-1,900) and still struggling to fill vacancies.
