Opinion

Short road, long road

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If a legendary name of Vietnamese football also says the same thing as Kiatisuk Semanuang said about Thai football that "there is no need to win the ASEAN Cup or FIFA ASEAN Cup at all costs"...

Ho Chi Minh City develops night economy, buses cannot "go to bed early

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The proposal to extend the operating hours of buses to 1 am on key routes is a direction that needs to be supported.

Happy school is not a title

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Many localities are implementing the model of happy schools with initial positive results. This is an encouraging direction, because education is not only aimed at imparting knowledge but also must create an environment for students and teachers to feel safe, respected and truly have joy every day they go to school.

Ho Chi Minh City Metro must exist in people's lives

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In the current infrastructure development picture of Ho Chi Minh City, people are witnessing many metro construction sites moving at the same time.

Keychain

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He has a neighbor who is an old writer. Every time he leaves the house, the first thing he does is not to put on a hat or lock the door, but to pull out a bunch of keys the size of a fist from his pants pocket. It chirped like a tiny orchestra. Looking at that bunch of keys, people have the feeling that he is managing a treasure.

Hourly electricity price proposal: People cannot live in the middle of the night just because electricity prices are cheaper

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The Ministry of Industry and Trade is proposing to supplement regulations on applying electricity prices according to peak hours, off-peak hours and normal hours for customers using domestic electricity.

Real learning, real exams and responsibility when participating in traffic

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The Ministry of Public Security's official removal of the simulated driving test part from July 1, 2026 is not simply reducing a part of the exam to make it easier for learners to "breathe" and "pass" more easily.

Flower behind fallen fence

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There is a saying that is spreading that: "A friend is someone who looks through a falling fence and admires the flowers in your garden".

Key expressway cannot be delayed due to irresponsibility

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Leaders of Lam Dong province criticized the investor for delaying the key expressway project, requesting to speed up construction and ensure completion of procedures.

More outpatient health insurance benefits beyond the line - more fairness for participants

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From not being paid to receiving partial cost support, outpatients outside the tuyến have received additional legitimate benefits from health insurance policies.

Emotional and rational

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In the decisions and choices we make, there is always a struggle between emotion and rationality.

5 years a conference so that culture does not slow down in development

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According to the plan to organize "Vietnam Culture Day" just issued by the Prime Minister, the National Cultural Conference will be held periodically every 5 years.

AI tutoring will help students cultivate self-learning ability

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The Ministry of Education and Training is researching and developing an AI tutoring application to support students' self-study, contributing to improving learning efficiency.

To have happy workers, you must have a happy family

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95 typical families of workers, civil servants, and laborers nationwide have just been commended by the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor on Vietnam Family Day, June 28, each family is a different story and circumstance.

Ticket for people to choose public transport

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From July 1, 2026, both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will jointly implement a policy of free bus tickets in different areas. This is a noteworthy decision of the two largest cities in the country in their efforts to reduce personal vehicles, encourage public transport and gradually shift to a green transportation model.

Love and unsigned contract

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There was a guy who once declared very eloquently at a drinking party with friends: "I love her unconditionally". The whole table was silent for a long time, then someone casually asked: "So last month she forgot your birthday, how many days were you angry?". "Two days". "If she says she will quit her job from tomorrow, stay home to take care of dogs and cats, let you raise them?". "There's no such thing, she's crazy about work." "If she loves someone else?" Then quickly stop, and then ask". Everyone laughed, it turns out that the so-called "unconditional" has quite a few conditions.

Removing the 12-month limit when authorizing pension payment, reducing the burden for the elderly

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The Ministry of Home Affairs proposes to amend the Law on Social Insurance in the direction of removing the regulation that the power of attorney to receive pensions and social insurance allowances is only valid for a maximum of 12 months.

Increasing the regional minimum wage to create motivation not only for workers

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The proposal to increase the regional minimum wage from the beginning of 2027 with an average increase of 8.5% to 9.8% has received great attention from workers and businesses.

Angry sponge

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In the world of animation, a sponge is a symbol of harmlessness, softness, elasticity, being distorted in any way is laughable. Real life is also full of such "sponges". They are endurance experts, always tolerant to the point of forgetting themselves, whoever asks for help does it, whoever hurts smiles to let it go. People call them good-hearted people. But the crowd forgets a basic physical attribute. Sponges absorb water very quickly, but their capacity is limited.

Lowering the age for enjoying social pension benefits, poor people have more support

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In the draft amendment of the Law on Social Insurance, the Ministry of Home Affairs proposed 1 of 2 options: gradually reducing the age of social pension benefits to 70 and possibly lower when conditions are met.