Opinion

An administrative apparatus without civil servants entering through entrustment

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Ho Chi Minh City Party Secretary requests re-recruitment of non-specialized commune-level officials to be civil servants who must be capable, avoiding the situation of entrusting.

Major shift in housing policy

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Just a few days after the working sessions of General Secretary and President To Lam with the Government Party Committee, ministries and sectors, and of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung with the Hanoi People's Committee and ministries and sectors on housing development for rent, the Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee requested the immediate implementation of a number of key projects before June 15 and promoted the commencement of pilot construction in June 2026.

Afraid of wife

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Afraid that my wife will live long. Respecting my wife to reduce sadness. Putting my wife at the top is eternal immortality," we often jokingly say like that.

Debtor

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A friend of mine once declared very eloquently: "The money earned is for spending". The saying sounds like a truth. The problem is that he spends faster than the speed of making money. Buying a new phone when the old one is still running well, changing a car when the old car installment is not yet done, traveling mainly for experience, money is secondary. Initially, it was just a few petty installments. Then it was a long Excel board. He still lived very happily, posting check-in photos regularly, captions always showing that he was living to the fullest. The only thing is that behind each photo is a bank notice reminding him of a very punctual payment schedule. His life gradually divided into two parts, making money during the day and thinking about how to pay at night.

Sidewalk management using data software instead of "launching troops

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Ho Chi Minh City's pilot program for software to manage, license and collect fees for temporary use of roadways and sidewalks for 18 months is a new approach in urban management.

Protecting cadres who dare to do things cannot be done just with words

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Da Nang requests to propose solutions and regulations on encouraging and protecting officials who dare to think, dare to do, dare to take responsibility for the common good.

Sustainable growth cannot be without green transformation

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Green transformation is no longer an option, but has become a vital condition for maintaining sustainable growth.

From commune to ward is not a change of name

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In the development process of a megacity like Ho Chi Minh City, the gradual shift of many suburban areas from rural to urban models is an inevitable trend.

Clearing the mind

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In a world that is too noisy and overloaded with information, "think less to see more" is probably a skill that needs to be practiced.

Believing in innovation, arousing the strength of great unity

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The 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, term 2026-2031, was a great success, opening up new expectations in the People about a method of gathering, mobilizing and promoting the strength of great national unity that is more practical, closer to the people and more effective.

People's trust and satisfaction are a real measure

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The speech of General Secretary and President To Lam at the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front conveyed many important messages.

Luggage to move forward

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Accepting weakness is the most accurate test for courage.

Wake up at the right time, to the right person

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In the morning in the city, there are often calls to wake each other up. "Wake up, honey, it's late! ", "Brother, 8 am meeting!", "Son, school late!". Those calls fly over the balcony, crawl through the window, "tapping" into the sleep in the blankets. Some people wake up like springs, some people clumsily turn around, pull the blanket to cover their heads, letting the whole world knock on the door. But in life, there are sleeps that are not in bed.

Mission to promote the subjective role of the People

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One of the important orientations for the period 2026-2030 stated in the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress is: "Promoting strongly the role of the People's subject, socialist democracy, the strength of the People and the great national unity bloc. Thoroughly grasping the viewpoint "The people are the root", the People are the subject, the center of the renovation, construction and defense of the Fatherland. All guidelines and policies of the Party and State must truly originate from the needs, aspirations, legitimate and lawful rights and interests of the People; taking the respect, guarantee, and protection of human rights, citizens' rights, happiness and satisfaction of the People as a measure and striving goal".

Clearly establish the role of the Front in the new development stage of the country

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The 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, term 2026 - 2031, takes place in the context of the country entering a new stage of development, with higher requirements for arousing people's strength, consolidating social consensus and promoting democracy. In that flow, the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front is further affirmed as an indomitable pillar of national unity.

Live fully

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In the meeting rooms of many businesses, there is always a question: "What does the market need?".

Playing away at home

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Teams in Southeast Asia may have to get used to the term "playing away at home".

Regulation by financial tools is necessary

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Hanoi's proposal to sharply increase fees for temporary use of roads and sidewalks is not focused on budget revenue collection, but on increasing the efficiency of modern urban management.

Flood control is a measure of the capital's governance capacity

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Politburo member, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Tran Duc Thang, when meeting with voters on May 6, stated: The Capital cannot be a livable place if there are still 5 bottlenecks.

Mud water

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Some people quote Lao Tzu's saying that sounds very strange "People who are enlightened are like muddy water". But as some commentators have dissected, muddy water is not dirty water, but it contains everything like sand, mud, alluvium... It is not beautiful, not clear, but if left in peace, sediment will settle. After listening, everyone nods in agreement, feeling like they have just understood a deeper truth of life. But leaving words, stepping into real life, we treat "meth" in a very noisy way.