Ban on English names in class sparks debates

Vietnamese students with English names are not rare in English classes in Việt Nam, especially in those taught by native English speakers. But HCM City’s Education and Training Department does not approve: the department has banned the use of English names for Vietnamese students in its latest teaching guidelines for the school year, which officially took effect early this month.

A new pet peeve for city dwellers

A Government decree taking effect this week requires dog owners to muzzle their dogs outdoors or face a fine of up to VNĐ800,000 (US$35).

Vietnamese mothers retain culture abroad

Mothers play an important role in preserving and promoting Vietnamese culture and identity abroad because they take the main responsibility in raising and teaching children.

Livestream benefits for sellers and buyers

Facebook has recently emerged as a popular and effective tool to sell goods for individuals or enterprises, and livestreaming -- a new feature of Facebook -- allows sellers and consumers to interact with each other, providing benefits to all.

Some disquiet over affirmative action

Young people across the country are getting results of their college exams. While the tests are designed to screen and send the best students to college, some of them fail despite remarkably high scores in the multiple choice test.

Yes to vigilance, no to vigilantism

A series of cases in which local residents assaulted strangers people coming to their areas because they are mistaken as children kidnappers are reported recently.

End of the road for Việt Nam carpooling?

Việt Nam’s taxi operations and booking habits changed forever in 2014, when two big rivals from aboard - Uber and Grab - officialy joined the taxi market to compete with giants like Vinasun and Mai Linh.

'Age old’ problem needs new openness

Old people aged 60 and more are expected to account for 17 per cent of Việt Nam’s population by 2030 and 25 per cent in 2050 but the country almost have no programmes or solutions in places to adapt to the aging population.

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