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Hundreds of people ignore risks of sharing personal information while booking tours online

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.
June 21, 2025 | 05:00 am PT

When Vietnamese children focus too much on English proficiency they forget their mother tongue

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.
READERS' VIEWS June 19, 2025 | 02:00 am PT

'Philippines is as safe as pre school nap time'

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.
READERS' VIEWS June 16, 2025 | 07:10 pm PT

Motorbikes are the saviors of HCMC urban traffic

Which major Southeast Asian city has the shortest average commute from home to work?
June 16, 2025 | 03:01 pm PT

Nguyen Do Dung

Overcrowded HCMC metro forces me back to motorbike

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.
READERS' VIEWS June 15, 2025 | 04:00 am PT

I wish some Vietnamese travelers knew how we look abroad

More Vietnamese are going abroad than ever, but some are leaving behind the wrong impression.
READERS' VIEWS June 14, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT

A corner that changes how kids learn at home this summer

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?
READERS' VIEWS June 13, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT

Vietnam's next generation is learning the wrong lessons on the streets

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?
READERS' VIEWS June 11, 2025 | 02:57 pm PT

Caveat emptor: Why my attempt to produce clean food ended in bankruptcy

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.
June 9, 2025 | 02:54 pm PT

Mai Thanh Tam

Buying a $50 'Gucci' bag for fun is abetting fraud

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.
READERS' VIEWS June 6, 2025 | 11:43 pm PT

Today's youth: A work-shy generation

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!"
June 6, 2025 | 03:22 pm PT

Jesse Peterson

Vietnam's public smoking ban remains toothless without real enforcement

Vietnam rules in place to prevent tobacco harm, but without visible enforcement, it's almost meaningless, according to readers.
READERS' VIEWS June 4, 2025 | 07:23 pm PT

Vietnam not ready for 4-day workweek

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.
June 2, 2025 | 03:01 pm PT

Nguyen Thi Hong Chi

Learning English with AI: I made more progress in 3 months than 16 years at schools

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."
READERS' VIEWS June 1, 2025 | 02:00 am PT

The real cause of traffic jams isn't cars or motorbikes

The primary reason behind traffic congestion in cities is not cars or motorbikes but rather inadequate infrastructure and poor traffic organization.
READERS' VIEWS May 30, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT

Vietnamese farmers should not wait for their durian to be rejected by China

In recent years durian has brought prosperity to many Vietnamese farming communities. But will that last?
May 28, 2025 | 03:02 pm PT

Nguyen Do Dung

When we learn English just for show

On my first day at a Vietnamese company in Vietnam, the director asked me, “Do you have an English name?”
READERS' VIEWS May 27, 2025 | 02:00 am PT

Why I left Vietnam for $3,000 salary abroad

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.
READERS' VIEWS May 24, 2025 | 02:00 am PT

What's the purpose of getting an IELTS certificate from 8th grade?

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?
READERS' VIEWS May 22, 2025 | 06:00 am PT

Are we learning English to communicate or get an IELTS certificate?

Many years ago I was surprised when my writing score in an IELTS exam was lower than my younger sister's.
May 21, 2025 | 04:06 pm PT

Pham Hoa Hiep

 
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