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Dogs should be banned from roaming streets

My motorbike crashed when it hit a dog running freely down a Ho Chi Minh City street one early morning, and I had to get several stitches in my face.
March 18, 2024 | 04:51 pm PT

The grim reality of the cat meat industry in Vietnam

Over 1 million cats are killed for consumption in Vietnam every year, according to animal welfare organizations.
March 16, 2024 | 05:30 pm PT

Darren Barnard

It’s irresponsible to spend $600,000 studying overseas just for the experience

Many families invest up to VND15 billion (US$606,700) to send their children overseas for education, only to find them struggling to secure employment upon their return.
READERS' VIEWS March 15, 2024 | 03:18 pm PT

Year of the Dragon: Time for social protection to take flight in Vietnam

As the year of the Dragon approached, my grandfather's 91-year journey on this Earth came to an end, leaving me and my family to mourn and reminisce with sadness on a life of love and hard work.
March 15, 2024 | 03:16 pm PT

André Gama

Westerners drive as recklessly as locals in Vietnam

Many foreigners, when participating in traffic in Vietnam, also become careless in a manner akin to "when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
READERS' VIEWS March 13, 2024 | 03:24 pm PT

Is Vietnam ready to embrace eldercare homes?

Last month the media reported some Vietnamese renowned artists were moved into the Thi Nghe Elderly Care Center in HCMC's Binh Thanh District. This was great news for me as a fan.
March 13, 2024 | 03:15 pm PT

Ha Duc Tri

Accidents due to driving cars with 'motorcycle mindset'

Following some serious accidents in Vietnam recently, many have blamed drivers' poor awareness; I think it's a problem that needs both technical and awareness adjustments.
March 11, 2024 | 03:24 pm PT

To Thuc

How is eating dogs morally worse than eating other animals?

I love pondering this moral question about whether or not it's immoral to eat dogs. So far, I have yet to see even a single compelling argument as to why eating dogs is morally worse than eating any other animal.
READERS' VIEWS March 10, 2024 | 08:31 pm PT

Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

The unwritten Vietnamese rule has become that pedestrians need to raise their hand to seek permission to cross the crowded streets, and then motorists can decide if they'll allow it.
READERS' VIEWS March 8, 2024 | 04:46 pm PT

The strength women need to leave abusive partners

The bricks on the kitchen wall of Hien's house were covered with slash marks. Every time her husband beat her severely, she would mark the wall with a knife. There were over 70 marks in 30 years of marriage.
March 8, 2024 | 05:51 am PT

Bui Vo

Driving Vietnamese roads inflicts psychological trauma

My good morning turned sour when I encountered a man who spit indiscriminately while driving.
READERS' VIEWS March 7, 2024 | 06:09 pm PT

Vietnam's mini apartment dilemma: low cost vs high risks

For people born in the 70s like me, it was not uncommon for a family of 4-5 to live in a collective apartment of just 18 m2 through decades.
March 7, 2024 | 03:14 pm PT

Nguyen Hoang Nam

Are we being slaves to Facebook?

Last night, as I was lying in bed checking my Facebook Messenger before going to sleep, my account was suddenly logged out. After several failed attempts to enter my password, I thought I had been hacked.
READERS' VIEWS March 5, 2024 | 08:34 pm PT

Will Swiftonomics ever come to Vietnam?

Last Friday, Tuan finished his work early and rushed to Tan Son Nhat Airport to catch a flight from HCMC to Singapore.
March 5, 2024 | 03:29 pm PT

Vo Nhat Vinh

I don't understand why some parents neglect their children

My family has a couple in their 30s. They have a 10-year-old son who is in 4th grade, their only child, and they have left him in the care of his maternal grandparents since he was young.
READERS' VIEWS March 4, 2024 | 10:22 pm PT
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