My 80-year-old father has a daily morning routine from his youth—strolling to the coffee shop on our alley or hopping on his motorbike to meet friends further away.

"If I could go back, I'd sleep more, eat properly, and stop drinking soda," the 20-year-old said softly.

I watched my nephew do his homework. He did not read a book, bullet points or even need scrap paper.

When registering for a recent short-term tour, I was required to provide sensitive personal information: full name, date of birth, address, and ID/citizen identification card number.

Many Vietnamese parents are sending their children to international schools where English becomes their dominant language, often at the expense of maintaining their Vietnamese language skills.

The U.K.'s financial comparison site HelloSafe recently ranked the Philippines the most dangerous country to travel, but many VnExpress International readers strongly disagree.

Which major Southeast Asian city has the shortest average commute from home to work?

I once commuted by the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line. Every morning, I'd park my motorbike at the National University station and take the train into the city center. But after just a few weeks, I switched back to my motorbike.

More Vietnamese are going abroad than ever, but some are leaving behind the wrong impression.

As an educator, I have the privilege of meeting hundreds of students and many fellow educators each week. In the days leading up to the summer break, one question kept coming up in our staffroom chats over coffee. How can we keep our children meaningfully engaged over the summer?

What kind of future are we shaping when the children, those we call the future of our country, grow up watching their parents break the law on the streets?

I grew up in the countryside, surrounded by rice fields, pig pens and gardens, and so I am intimately aware of the hardships farmers face every day.

I used to think that purchasing knockoff branded goods was harmless - a bit of fun, nothing serious. But I've come to realize how wrong that mindset is, as buying fake products can fuel a system built on deception and opportunism.

I once asked two parents out of curiosity how they advised their children to go out into the world to earn a living. They told me that they cooed and coaxed their boy, "Go to work, my child, go out into the world so you can have money to show off!"

Vietnam rules in place to prevent tobacco harm, but without visible enforcement, it's almost meaningless, according to readers.

Since March my friend in Jakarta, Indonesia, has been working four days a week and having an extra free day for himself and his family.

When I asked my teachers why English has the verb "to be" or why subjects and verbs must agree, I was often dismissed. "That's English," they'd say, or worse, "That's a silly question."

The primary reason behind traffic congestion in cities is not cars or motorbikes but rather inadequate infrastructure and poor traffic organization.

In recent years durian has brought prosperity to many Vietnamese farming communities. But will that last?