Thank you for your service Over the past decade or so, it has become quite the fashion, when people learn that I once served in the Marines, to say to me...
Legalizing exploitation of poor women not such a good idea Last week in Vietweek, a local sociologist made an argument for legalizing prostitution in Vietnam because it was ...
The Russians have arrived! I moved to Nha Trang permanently from the US over eight years ago and after the usual adjustment period...
Ca Phe Hai Lua and economics I love coffee. So when planning to come to Vietnam, which ranks second in the world for total volume of...
Vietnam gets an F for failing its poor children I learned something very disturbing yesterday that relates to your recent article on education, which upset me greatly ("Inept...
Learning as a teacher in Vietnam If you have ever taught Vietnamese students, or discussed the special relationship between students and teachers in Vietnam...
Vietnam wine scene looking up What is the future of wine in Vietnam? After having been involved in the wine industry for...
No should never mean yes Secretary of the Da Nang Communist Party Nguyen Ba Thanh is famous for his unconventional ideas, my...
Role models and model behavior In a 2007 poll by Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Vietnamese youth cited Microsoft founder Bill Gates most often as...
It's a dog eat dog world Canines are big business in Vietnam and as the demand increases for dog meat (often sold at restaurants...
Instinctual lawlessness? I was once taken aside by a Vietnamese attorney who intimated to me, "It's all fine that law students study...
Why do I live in Vietnam? It's the people, stupid Of the many questions I get asked, the one I get most often from Vietnamese and foreigners...
2012, National Year for traffic safety: Really? Early this year the Prime Minister encouraged all local and regional officials to improve traffic in their respective regions....
Visions of Bui Vien Nobody in Vietnam reacts well when I tell them I've been living in Pham Ngu Lao...
Some things make no sense It is true that I have seen problems continue over the years, both as an expat and...
