All in the name of love for Tiếng Việt

Over the few past weeks, linguist Bùi Hiền has become an internet sensation, not just in Việt Nam, after his paper suggesting a new way of recording the Vietnamese language rocked the worldwide web, touching the nerves of almost all the people who speak Vietnamese.

Dangerous spas need stricter management

As interest in beauty treatments has grown, shoddy spas have cropped up seeking quick profits, resulting in operating table deaths and post-surgery complications that leave scars and deformities.

Happy firms, uneasy consumer: an imbalance

As a consumer and a mother, I am always willing to pay extra for higher quality goods, particularly when it comes to food, because the health of my family, especially children, is involved.

Youth sow hi-tech seeds for a better future

Developing high-tech agriculture is an important task and also the inevitable trend of Việt Nam’s socio-economic development strategies in the context of deeper international integration

Working at home: we can make it work

A proposal by a National Assembly deputy that some civil servants and other State cadres be allowed to work from home, saving office overheads, has generated a lively, timely debate.  

Not everyone dances to the same tune

While many young people who grow up in a big city are sometimes upset at living in old-style condos, many aged people enjoy their lives there.

Celebrity endorsements are just gimmicks

Your favourite actress “reveals” that she is using a skincare product or a lipstick that makes her “confident and beautiful anytime”. A famous mother shares on her Facebook page that she finds a mosquito repellent very useful to protect her children, particularly when a dengue fever epidemic is raging in the city. Additionally, they are generous enough to share the links where you can easily buy the products. What would you do?

A question of timing, sensitivity and action

Việt Nam has had its fair share of beauty contest controversies over the years, but the event’s popularity has never waned. But the latest controversy is different. It has to do with its timing in the immediate aftermath of a natural disaster.

A premium silk brand now branded a cheat

All Vietnamese businesses, not just famous brands, should draw a lesson from the Khaisilk scandal and avoid commiting frauds that will hurt the entire community of entrepreneurs.

Does a pretty face guarantee musical talent?

The entertainment world is familiar with cases of many celebrated actors turning singers. Venturing into a whole new field means you have to take a risk and accept the consequences.

This car wash might be a lot of eyewash

Local authorities are planning to install automatic car wash stations at gateways to the inner city as they believe the surge in number of vehicles is a major contributor to air pollution in the capital city.

Out of line: students queuing up for free food

An incident recorded at an eatery for low-income people in District 1 of HCM City last week has raised discussion on the attitudes towards becoming independent of Vietnamese university students.

Film studio lives on in public’s heart

As the equitisation process of the Việt Nam Feature Film Studio (VFS) came to a conclusion earlier this year, it was a bitter moment when filmmakers and fans of the studio learned that the VFS’s brand value was determined at zero Vietnamese dong.

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