Child’s death in a car is a reminder our human mind needs guidelines

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

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.

Being a nuisance to visitors is a silent threat facing Vietnam’s tourism industry, but not much is being done about it.

If you drink, don’t drive. If you drive, don’t drink. How many tragedies do we need to realize the obvious?

Typically, law enforcement and self-discipline would ensure people do not drive under the influence. Vietnam’s not typical.

With the biggest culprits failing to act on climate disaster, the human race does not have much long left.

Laws and regulations will never be enough to build a perfect society. We need an ingrained moral framework.

A ban on motorbikes in Vietnam would be an abandoning of common sense and a low blow against economically weaker sections.

Obscure and even non-existent legal definitions are failing to protect the rights of people who need the protection the most.

The system invests too much power in teachers, inhibiting communication and adding to the children’s insecurity.

They remember clearly the horrors of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war, but the pain of the past will not dictate their future.

There was a time when festivals were innocent, earnest celebrations, but the destruction of pagodas and temples after independence has drained public spirituality.