Could you survive sans smartphone?

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.

Trending tells you nothing about what’s good

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?

Where disaster strikes, goodwill follows

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.

Shopping online has a high price-tag

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.

What defines our values at the age of 30?

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.

Performing on a digital stage

The ministry of culture is planning for an online theatre project to entertain audience, who cannot go to theatre during Covid-19 pandemic and also a way to rescue art troupes from being in debt without income from selling tickets.

The show can’t go on

Singer Trọng Tấn and his colleagues Đăng Dương and Việt Hoàn had prepared carefully for Đường Chúng Ta Đi (The Way We Go), a show initially planned for September. With the second wave of COVID-19 now upon us, however, they had to postpone.

Online medical tips a dangerous game

In the boom of social networks, many people think it’s convenient to find information about healthcare online. Be aware that they can receive wrong knowledge, more and more doctors use social networks to make right things go viral.

How should children's music be performed today?

Recently, I’ve come to realise that most kids around me are singing along with songs that are not age appropriate. When I heard it from my niece, I thought something must be done about it.

The trouble with testing

In the week since our last column, the number of people living in Hà Nội who recently spent time in Đà Nẵng has risen significantly.

Stay strong, a second time

We should spread messages of support to each other, nothing more, during these troublesome and unpredictable times.

Defining what it is to ‘excel’

As parents, we want teachers to be tough to some degree, so they show our kids the right path forward and don’t compromise until they behave appropriately.

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