Neither insurance nor assurance: Vietnamese agriculture left in the lurch

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is an overarching framework for establishing legal order for the seas and oceans, promoting maritime development and cooperation.

The tragic recent death of a Hanoi schoolboy opens our eyes to the blind spots in the brain and memory. But proper protocols and guidelines can help minimize these inherent flaws.

Vietnam, a naturally agricultural country, has been unthinkingly destroying its arable land in chasing a skewed development vision.

When I was writing my book "Hanoi Promenade," I often wondered what makes the city so special, so attaching.

An expensive high-speed railway is a nice dream, but let’s get real and build better roads between provinces first.

Brokers marry off Vietnamese women to Korean men for money, apathetic to the fact they are putting them in harm’s way.

“Do your job as a doctor! Why do you keep asking questions?” yelled a woman in my face, smashing my desk.

Whatever the reason, not helping people injured in traffic accidents reflects badly on us as individuals and as a society.

Vietnam used to be rich in water resources, but pollution has all but killed most of its rivers and other water bodies.

Acknowledgment of sexual abuse of children as a serious problem has been belated; dealing with its aftermath is virtually uncharted territory.

Huge losses often mark the sale of public land in Vietnam to private buyers, a major shortcoming in land administration.

Adults are instilling in children a depowering mindset when they bully the young ones with tasteless jokes and pranks.

As long as drinking is a cultural necessity and worn as a badge of social honor, there will be a price to pay.