Lines of cars no longer veer into emergency lanes when expressways are congested as Vietnamese drivers have learned to form orderly queues that can stretch for 10 kilometers.

A debate over taxation has erupted after a recent podcast on VnExpress shared the story of a person who received VND80 million (US$3,184) Tet bonus, only to feel disheartened when nearly VND20 million was deducted for taxes.

I'm 40 years old and fluent in English, and my total assets amount to about VND10 billion (US$393,000). Meanwhile, some of my younger cousins, who barely speak English and only completed high school at continuing education centers, have saved up several times more.