The word ‘game’, a consistent point of contention among adults and children, has once again initiated a battle between parents and educators. However, this time, the source of the game for children is those working in education and training.
Although the way Vietnamese celebrate the Tết (Lunar New Year) Festival has changed, they still maintain the tradition of preparing offerings for ancestor worship and buying new domestic utensils well ahead of time.
“What should I study to get a job with a starting salary of $2,000 a month?”
Đinh Trần Hiếu, 23, is a fresh graduate who has taken up work as a Grabbike driver while waiting for a full time job. For him, driving for Grabbike is beneficial in a number of ways.
Mid-brain Activation seems to be on a lot of minds these days. But in these days of relentless marketing, we need to be a bit skeptical and not get carried away.
Today, bringing up children means more than feeding them and providing them a basic education. In an ever developing society with higher expectations for future generations.
That a simple act of honesty by an eleven grader from Hải Phòng city has garnered so much praise and attention is a reflection of what our society has become over the last few decades.
In Hà Nội, more and more people are aware of the need to live sustainably and start to use environmentally friendly items.
Vietnamese Teachers’ Day is coming this Sunday November 20, and thousands of parents in the country are thinking about and preparing some gifts for their children’s teachers to express their gratitude.
Hà Nôi authorities recently deployed three mobile food testing labs, the first such facility in the country, to detect unsafe food at city markets and restaurants. Joint food inspection teams from the departments of agriculture and rural development, trade and industry, and health went into battle along with the mobile lab.
It is a fact that young adults are thinking differently about life values and what constitutes happiness.
The irony was striking, literally.
When an artist or other public figure passes away, even people who did not know him or her personally will join the mourners. However, the sombre atmosphere has been rudely disrupted in recent times when famous people, particularly those with a fan following, are around.
As more people access the Internet, the number of reported cybercrimes has risen.
Old people living at care centres is quite familiar to those in developed countries. However, it’s still controversal in Vietnamese society.
People have started talking more about conflict handling skills for both children and adults after the suicide of a 15-year-old boy last month. The student, from northern Yên Bái Province, was forced to kneel in public and say “Sorry” to one of his schoolmates after a conflict between them in school.
Hà Nội has undergone a hot summer with disastrous rush hours, which could drive anyone insane because of the crowded streets full of smoke. Quite a few people miss the traffic of the 1980s and early 1990s when bicycles were in their golden period in the city.
In the past, people would dress simply, especially at school, following the difficult war and the post-war period. Those from earlier generations were embarrassed to wear a new shirt when their mates had none. Girls kept their hair long or twisted it in braids, while boys stuck to simple short hair styles. Very seldom was a student seen sporting a distinctive style.
The recent death of Trần Minh Hoàng, a nine-year-old boy whose neck was slashed by a long, sharp roofing steel plate loaded onto a makeshift behicle has sparked sorrow and anger - not only from the victims’ relatives but also from many residents of the capital.
