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The right to breathe in Vietnam's cities

In Ho Chi Minh City, 60% of the 20-hectare Ben Nha Rong–Khanh Hoi port site is now designated for a public park, 15 times the originally planned area.
December 2, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7

To Kien

Eating my money's worth at a seafood buffet kept me up all night

My first plate was piled high with shrimp, squid, crab, and mantis shrimp. The second was filled with oysters, salmon, and sashimi. The third was a mountain of grilled meat.
READERS' VIEWS November 30, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7

A buffet is not a contest of how many lobsters one can grasp

Last weekend, my family went to a popular buffet restaurant in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. The place offered more than 100 dishes, from premium seafood like lobster, grilled oysters with cheese, salmon, and sashimi to a wide range of Vietnamese, Korean, and Japanese food.
READERS' VIEWS November 29, 2025 | 05:51 am GMT+7

Da Lat mountains are failing: a structural failure that requires immediate overhaul

Da Lat's mountain passes are not experiencing minor erosion. They are cracking apart.
READERS' VIEWS November 27, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7

Let's think beyond instant noodles when providing disaster relief

An old man, soaked from head to toe, sits on his doorstep that has just emerged after being submerged under water for four days.
November 25, 2025 | 03:04 pm GMT+7

Le Phong

If a foreigner can master Vietnamese, why do Vietnamese students still struggle with English?

Many Vietnamese students struggle to speak English clearly, pronounce words correctly, or understand native speakers, even after over a decade of learning the language.
READERS' VIEWS November 25, 2025 | 06:04 am GMT+7

When mud remains

Along my journey with UNICEF, I have met countless children and families whose lives have been torn apart by disasters.
November 24, 2025 | 09:33 am GMT+7

Silvia Danailov

Grammar-heavy, practice-light: The reason Vietnamese students can't understand foreign English teachers

Vietnamese students spend years studying English, yet many still freeze the moment they meet a native speaker.
READERS' VIEWS November 22, 2025 | 06:58 am GMT+7

Food poisoning becoming common, but our stomach should not get used to it

My stomach churned. Cold sweat poured down my body as I vomited nonstop. The diarrhea that followed drained every bit of strength I had.
November 18, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7

Luu Dinh Long

Why poor hiring decisions are the most expensive mistakes a company can make

A recent study shows that hiring the wrong employee can cost a company several times more than hiring the right one.
READERS' VIEWS November 16, 2025 | 05:00 pm GMT+7

Weight-loss obsession fuels demand for pills with absurd claims like shedding 5 kg in 3 days

Is the desire for a thin figure and slim waist an obsession for many women, leaving them vulnerable to deceptive advertisements?
READERS' VIEWS November 15, 2025 | 06:00 pm GMT+7

How torque and integrals helped Elon Musk build Tesla

Years ago, a photo of one of Elon Musk's high school physics exercises went viral online. Many people commented, half-jokingly, that even the billionaire Elon Musk had to learn torque problems, so students today shouldn't complain about having to study the same thing.
READERS' VIEWS November 13, 2025 | 07:35 am GMT+7

Why English teachers must speak 100% English

If the goal is for our students to achieve high English proficiency, the change must start with the language model they hear most often: their teacher.
READERS' VIEWS November 11, 2025 | 06:00 pm GMT+7

What a humble game about selling pho teaches us

I have never been much of a gamer. But when Flappy Bird suddenly exploded worldwide a decade ago, I could not help but download it out of curiosity.
November 11, 2025 | 06:05 am GMT+7

Trinh Phuong Quan

When too much flavor ruins the balance in Vietnamese cuisine

The habit of re-seasoning food, especially noodle soups, has almost become instinctive for many diners in Vietnam.
READERS' VIEWS November 10, 2025 | 07:46 am GMT+7

I have to wait an hour and a half at the airport to get my checked baggage

The flight landed on time. I hurried to the baggage claim thinking I would be out and on my way to a meeting within 10–15 minutes. Thirty minutes went by. An hour passed. My suitcase still had not appeared.
READERS' VIEWS November 8, 2025 | 06:05 am GMT+7

English from first grade: How to make it a bilingual asset and not curriculum burden

It was a summer day in the Dutch countryside when I met a boy about 12 or 13 years old.
November 6, 2025 | 05:43 am GMT+7

Pham Hoa Hiep

English from grade 1 is a right move, but will grammar stuffing overload our children?

Making English a compulsory subject from grade 1 is undeniably the right direction, but as a parent, the policy still brings me mixed thoughts: I'm worried that my child will be overloaded.
READERS' VIEWS November 5, 2025 | 07:27 am GMT+7

20-minute delay after passenger demands exception for 0.5-kg overweight carry-on

"Half a kilo more, come on! The plane carries hundreds of people, what difference does it make?" a woman snapped as airline staff stopped her at the check-in counter.
READERS' VIEWS November 4, 2025 | 05:56 am GMT+7

I lost $100 after a 50-minute delay was combined with change of boarding gate

I got to the airport early, but the flight was delayed, then the airline changed the boarding gate, causing me to miss my flight.
READERS' VIEWS November 2, 2025 | 06:00 am GMT+7
 
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