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I breathe in smoke every day in Hanoi because everywhere I go, I see things being burned

We should not put all the blame for air pollution on motorbikes, cars and factories when people still casually burn trash and votive paper.
September 28, 2026 | 07:56 pm PT

I was scammed nearly $5,800 while buying flight ticket from South Korea to Vietnam

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.
READERS' VIEWS September 25, 2026 | 07:00 pm PT

The imitation instinct is turning people into photocopies

I must not be the only person who feels genuinely annoyed every time I'm pressured into making a finger-heart gesture in a group photo.
September 24, 2026 | 03:00 pm PT

Jesse Peterson

What is IELTS really measuring in university admissions?

What is IELTS really measuring, why does it need to be measured, and how should the result be used to make decisions about a student's future?
READERS' VIEWS September 21, 2026 | 11:27 pm PT

Students need to learn how to read again

Nearly 60% of 15-year-old students in Vietnam failed to reach basic reading proficiency in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
September 21, 2026 | 08:03 pm PT

Ho Quoc Tuan

The dilemma of moving whole family to New Zealand for a master's degree at 40

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?
READERS' VIEWS September 19, 2026 | 03:00 am PT

Humans must become wiser to coexist with AI 'species'

Last June, I taught a class on AI at a summer camp for 60 students aged 12 to 20.
September 15, 2026 | 07:24 pm PT

Haley Phan

The real challenge for university lecturers isn't whether students use AI but how they do

Whenever I assign coursework these days, I realize asking the question "Did you use AI?" has become meaningless.
READERS' VIEWS September 5, 2026 | 02:00 am PT

Japan is already thinking beyond AI

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.
September 2, 2026 | 02:55 pm PT

Tran Van Long

In the age of Internet, we don't form opinions. We download them

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.
August 28, 2026 | 06:59 pm PT

Jesse Peterson

'AI cannot understand emotions': Customers frustrated with chatbots

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.
READERS' VIEWS August 26, 2026 | 01:43 am PT

Who has the right to ask a passenger carrying durian to get off a bus?

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.
READERS' VIEWS August 19, 2026 | 05:07 pm PT

My girlfriend broke up with me over dog meat I ate 10 years ago

My budding romance fell apart simply because of our different views on dog meat.
READERS' VIEWS August 17, 2026 | 10:33 pm PT

It’s time we paid more attention to the living world beneath our feet

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.
August 17, 2026 | 02:57 pm PT

Le Minh Hoan

Vietnam's roads aren't getting wider, but cars keep getting bigger

Vietnam's roads have changed little over the years, yet the vehicles driving on them continue to grow in size.
READERS' VIEWS August 8, 2026 | 03:00 am PT

The jobless story of young people with 3 no's

For university graduates, finding rejection letters in their inboxes is commonplace. Every single letter has the same structure, polite, but apathetic.
August 5, 2026 | 05:07 pm PT

Ho Quoc Tuan

What a container truck driver's $1,900 salary says about the value of a university degree

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.
READERS' VIEWS August 1, 2026 | 02:00 am PT

Less like a tool and more like a colleague: How humans and AI learn to think together

Why the future of artificial intelligence may depend less on competition than on trust, dialogue, and cooperation.
July 29, 2026 | 04:16 pm PT

John Rust

2026 Fields Medal might be last time math award carries purely human signature

The Fields Medal, mathematics' most prestigious award, embodies the belief that an individual intellect—through extraordinary focus—can venture into uncharted territory and bring back a fragment of truth. But this belief is wavering.
July 26, 2026 | 08:15 pm PT

Nguyen Canh Lam

Many pity 8X as the 'sandwiched generation'. I believe we are the fortunate ones

As a member of the 8X generation, older millennials born in the 1980s, I think we entered the job market at the right time, when numerous opportunities emerged and new professions were created.
READERS' VIEWS July 22, 2026 | 06:24 pm PT
 
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