In the U.S. I never saw anyone gossiping about high school and college examinations, simply because they are normal stuff for children over there.

There are laws that give right of way to pedestrians on streets, but many Vietnamese do not seem to have got the memo.

I live in a small alley in the middle of Hanoi. My family's life is disturbed by loudspeakers every day - early in the morning and after office hours when everyone returns home from work.

Readers weigh in on the bad and ugly of tourism in Da Lat and Vietnam in general, especially rogue tour guides who terrorize tourists.

Instead of taking plastic bags to the market, I carry boxes and net bags for everything from vegetables and meat to rice and pepper.

Readers welcomed Vietnam's plan to fine people for littering or urinating on the streets, but have doubt about the implementation.

“If you want to enjoy the fresh air, go to faraway districts like Don Duong or Bao Loc… Da Lat is too crowded now,” someone said on social media.

When I went to the neighbors to tell them their karaoke sessions were too much, they laughed and told me: "Come back after 10 p.m."

If Vietnam wants its metro operators to be efficient and become profitable, it should learn from Japan's experience.

I left my office at 5:30 p.m. and reached home at 7:30 p.m. It was a seven-kilometer trip. I'm never going on a bus again.

When my boss wrapped his arms around my neck and passed sexual comments, I did not hold back but snapped at him in front of colleagues.

How can the BRT succeed if people don't allow it to thrive in the first place?

The World Tourism Organization recently listed Vietnam among a small number of countries that have reopened tourism without any Covid restrictions, but some readers disagreed.

My workplace is 8 km away. I used to drive my car to work, but have shifted to riding a bicycle instead. The road less traveled has made all the difference.

Hanoi's Cat Linh-Ha Dong metro line had a deficit of VND54 billion ($2.35 million) in its first year in operation. This does not call for any breast beating.