The weather is turning cooler and white daisies are appearing along the streets of Hà Nội, which means that November 20, Teachers Day, is on its way.

Try to get by without your phone for a day, and you might just find a little freedom you didn’t even know you didn’t have. It’s hard to put the phone away, sure. But when it’s not there, you can’t even be tempted.

Despite containing teasers on sexual issues, offensive music and nonsense contents, many poor-quality videos still have been ranked in Youtube’s Top Trending chart, which is the emerging problem of Vietnamese entertainment these days. This fact also brings up a question: is the chart could be considered as the criteria of judging an artist’s success or not?

It’s actually been quite uplifting and encouraging to see Vietnamese come together and help out in a difficult and dangerous situation.

In times of emergency, Vietnamese people have a knack for reacting quite promptly. They co-ordinate well, communicate well, and set aside any disagreements to work towards a common goal, which in this case is to bring people to safety and provide them with life’s necessities.

Two similar stories happened in two different northern provinces: one in Thái Bình and the other in Thanh Hóa, but both are stories of true friendship.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 since early this year has given a boost to online shopping, but people are concerned they ended up with many discarded carton boxes and plastic bags – the containers of the items that they ordered.

I believe we all have certain goals to reach by the age of 30, which can include buying a car and a house, securing a job at a well-known corporation, or simply settling down in a happy marriage.

Give your children the chance to value work and make their own money, so they appreciate what you have given them.