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.

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.

A student being allowed to miss school after beating a friend is like receiving a reward, not a punishment, readers argued.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Walking through the main streets of downtown HCMC, I could not help notice the messy, bizarre and ugly drawings on every blank space.

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.

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.

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.

Visa policy and not just the visa: Readers cited reasons why Thailand attracted double Vietnam's foreign tourists in the first quarter of this year.

Anyone coming to our house might think we treat our mother poorly.

Readers highlight their experiences of being dismissed after reaching 40, often as companies sought to rejuvenate their teams or reduce expenses.