It’s a fact that Vietnamese people are on track to approach modernisation and industrialisation. However, the Internet is not well accessible across the country. It has become popular among younger people, but only in urban areas.

It is also reported that out of the 23 percent of Internet users, only 1.4 percent searched for information relating to their jobs and studies. Meanwhile, 62 percent of them, mostly young, only played online games or searched for other forms of entertainment. Quite a few public employees were also interested in playing online games or entering “black” websites during their office hours.

Similarly, 70 percent of Internet users had their own blogs. There have been warnings of children leaving school for online games which endanger their health and can lead to serious injuries.

The emergence of the Internet is a great advantage that shows the gap between physical civilisation and spiritual culture in our country. So, it is not safe to say that the people’s living conditions have greatly improved with an increasing number of modernly convenient multi-storey houses popping up in the suburbs of big cities.

Paradoxically, many owners of these houses still have to make ends meet by selling salted vegetables and egg-plants. They have sold their ancestors’ land and let their children buy luxury cars for show. They don’t have steady jobs and their future is not secure.

Without basing themselves on a sustainable culture, they are sure to have a financial burden on their shoulders long into the future.