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Artists, be weary: AI may steal your hits

Stay strong, a second time

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

Now it’s even tougher to send your kids abroad

Vietnamese families have maintained an age-old tradition of scrimping on everything else except education.

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.

Determination needed to end the scourge of mobile karaoke

Now the speakers have invaded not only urban streets at night but also holiday spots and every corner of the countryside.

You only have one head

Parents and schools need to come together to make sure our kids are safe

“Men make houses, women make homes”: is this relevant today?

Is the concept of “Men make houses, women make homes” still relevant in 2020?

Don’t privatise gifted schools, just make adjustments

Nguyễn Đức Thành, a student of Hà Nội – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted from 1992-95 recently proposed eliminating the model of gifted public schools or privatising them to lessen the pressure on students nationwide.

What’s in a name?

Recent news of a maths professor at a US community college asking one of his students to “Anglicise” her name made headlines around the world, while the offending email was widely shared on social media.

Every job has its hardships and joys

Preschool teachers usually work about 10 hours a day, exceeding normal working hours.

Fake news, real consequences

Along with many unfortunate events that are going on in the world, it is important to discuss “infodemic” or the fake news issue, a type of online crisis that has very much messed up locals’ lives recently.

How best to measure ‘worth'’?

People should be left where they are truly the King and Queen of their land. That is their true value.

How the pandemic has changed the way we work

In only a few months, millions of people have lost their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic, which could forever transform the way we work.

The bonding of man and dog, and beyond

Young people related to the video because of the bond between the dog and its owner, but those of the older generations were moved as a story they had read in classical literature had come to life.

Provide medics with help they need to save lives

Now we should be using our time to support medics to make sure they stay safe while they are doing their jobs

Time to let motorbike’s little lights shine?

The draft would mean all motorbike drivers have to use their daytime running lights during the day, or if their vehicles aren't equipped with them, have the front and rear light on.

Cover of children's song sparks controversy

In a message to communications companies,up-and-coming singer Kỳ Kỳ asked them to draw a clear line between infringements and not-for-profit music covers for the public benefit.

Economic incentives not enough for early marriage

Nosiness has been justified by a Government decision announced last week that advises Vietnamese nationals to marry before 30 and bear a second child before 35.

Back to school after longest Tết holiday ever

The first week back at school for students in Việt Nam coincides with the first hot weather spell in the northern part of the country. Early warnings of stagnant air-conditioned spaces being an environment for viruses, in particular the novel coronavirus to inhabit and develop, have prompted many teachers and parents not to use air-conditioners, even when outside temperatures reach as high as 38-40 degrees Celsius.