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

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.

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 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.

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

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.

On my first day at a Vietnamese company in Vietnam, the director asked me, “Do you have an English name?”

There have been numerous articles on VnExpress about working overseas, and it is hard to say if it is the right choice for everyone, because it is a personal decision dependent on individual circumstances.

For many families, learning English is no longer just about communication or work, it's become a race for high scores and native-like accents. But is early IELTS certification really the right approach?

"Sending VND100 million (US$4,000) home every month after deducting taxes and expenses..." is one advertisement promoting vocational study abroad programs that made me laugh.

Countless "extra costs" behind tuition fees that come with sending a child to an international school are making my friend anxious—and even considering pulling his child out to return to public school.

Many of my students express confusion and anxiety about the necessity of university degrees in the age of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence (AI).

After years of working, hiring, being hired and watching people getting passed over despite impressive résumés, this is how I would navigate university today.