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I spend $16 a week on food, cooking with discounted items

Readers argue that eating out is not actually convenient and money-saving as many people would think.
April 26, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT

Illegal migration a chronic issue, despite the deadly journeys

Thanh, a 30-year-old laborer, reached out to me for advice on how or if she should go to France to work.
April 24, 2024 | 04:46 pm PT

Vo Nhat Vinh

When it comes to walking tour, HCMC should not be an option

British tour operator GuruWalk recently listed Hanoi, HCMC and Hoi An as Vietnam’s representatives among the world’s 100 best cities to discover on foot, but readers strongly disagreed.
READERS' VIEWS April 23, 2024 | 10:23 pm PT

Worsening fine dust in Hanoi requires immediate vehicle ban

The escalating fine dust levels in Hanoi, particularly concerning PM2.5 particles, have prompted urgent calls for action, including a potential ban on private vehicles.
READERS' VIEWS April 22, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT

The high costs of Hanoi's low air quality

My biggest concern during holidays and festivals is my children's health since they have to travel between their maternal and paternal grandparents' homes in the south and north.
April 19, 2024 | 07:01 pm PT

Vo Nhat Vinh

School suspensions for violent behavior: reward or deterrent?

A student being allowed to miss school after beating a friend is like receiving a reward, not a punishment, readers argued.
READERS' VIEWS April 19, 2024 | 03:56 pm PT

HCMC should copy Singapore's urban gardens to ease summer heat

I have visited Singapore multiple times. They use different ways to plant more trees along the concrete structures within the city, which helps it cope with the summer heat. Meanwhile HCMC always feels very hot.
READERS' VIEWS April 17, 2024 | 04:00 pm PT

Should Vietnam allow euthanasia?

Twenty years ago, my father-in-law suffered a stroke while watching television. He was rushed to hospital and began to spend days in a deep coma, his brain already dead. His frail life was prolonged only by a respirator.
April 15, 2024 | 04:40 pm PT

Ha Duc Tri

Vietnam will be the biggest beneficiary of Southeast Asia's joint visa

Thailand's proposal for a joint visa with five Southeast Asian neighbors will benefit Vietnam greatly as its visa policy is currently strictest among the bloc, readers said.
READERS' VIEWS April 14, 2024 | 11:14 pm PT

Cultural quirks that become norms for expats in Vietnam

Upon arriving in a new country there are numerous unique cultural oddities that contrast one's own culture and this can often be alienating yet exciting.
April 12, 2024 | 06:12 pm PT

Darren Barnard

A foreign degree does not ensure high salary in Vietnam

Spending too much money into overseas study could be a waste for many Vietnamese as they cannot expect to easily find well-paid jobs at home, readers said.
READERS' VIEWS April 10, 2024 | 03:37 pm PT

Street art not vandalism, regulate rather than banish it

Walking through the main streets of downtown HCMC, I could not help notice the messy, bizarre and ugly drawings on every blank space.
April 8, 2024 | 03:29 pm PT

Trinh Phuong Quan

I gets a DUI fine just because I drank a little the previous day

Readers argued that Vietnam's absolute alcohol ban is too much as one can be fined just because they drove after drinking some alcohol from the day before.
READERS' VIEWS April 8, 2024 | 03:28 pm PT

Is Singapore boring? Depends on what you're looking for

While some readers shared the sentiment that Singapore has little to offer to tourists, others said it's a good place for business and shopping.
READERS' VIEWS April 6, 2024 | 07:59 pm PT

Is Vietnam a safe country for solo female travelers?

A recent article in popular global magazine Time Out ranked Vietnam sixth in an international list of the safest destinations for solo female travelers to visit in 2024.
April 6, 2024 | 04:00 am PT

Darren Barnard

ABC
 
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