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Parents race to get English certificates for children from primary school as competition gets tougher

Parents race to get English certificates for children from primary school as competition gets tougher

Many schools in Vietnam now admit sixth graders based on academic records instead of entrance exam scores. Because of this, I decided to have my child start taking an English certification test in third grade to prepare for the new admissions system.
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's Vinschool to borrow $150M for expansion

Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's Vinschool to borrow $150M for expansion

International School Saigon Pearl to close amid drop in applications

International School Saigon Pearl to close amid drop in applications

Hope Foundation donates $40,000 to 9 schools hit by typhoon Yagi

Hope Foundation donates $40,000 to 9 schools hit by typhoon Yagi

Hope Foundation, together with its partners, has provided nearly VND1 billion (US$40,400) to aid the recovery of nine schools in Lang Son Province which were damaged by typhoon Yagi.
October 4, 2024 | 09:00 am PT
Hanoi teenage girl stripped, forced to smoke by schoolmates

Hanoi teenage girl stripped, forced to smoke by schoolmates

Hanoi police have launched an investigation into a case in which a group of middle-school students ganged up on a 14-year-old girl, beat her, stripped off her clothes, and forced her to smoke cigarettes.
June 10, 2024 | 03:49 pm PT
Vietnam's students should have shorter summer and longer Tet break

Vietnam's students should have shorter summer and longer Tet break

Vietnam could greatly benefit its students by restructuring the academic calendar, particularly by shortening the summer break in favor of an extended Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
January 11, 2024 | 04:00 pm PT
Three Vietnamese universities in Asia's top 200

Three Vietnamese universities in Asia's top 200

Three schools in Vietnam have broken into the top 200 in the 2024 Asia university rankings by British company Quacquarelli Symonds (QS).
November 10, 2023 | 03:34 pm PT
In social media age, teachers increasingly fear parents

In social media age, teachers increasingly fear parents

With more parents deciding to handle school issues by posting one-sided stories on social media, experts say teachers are facing more pressure than ever.
November 1, 2023 | 03:25 pm PT
Kitchen employee arrested for putting pesticide into school meals

Kitchen employee arrested for putting pesticide into school meals

A kitchen employee at a high school in northern Son La Province was arrested for allegedly putting pesticide into students' meals.
September 27, 2023 | 01:39 am PT
Vietnam's primary education ranked highest among low, middle-income countries

Vietnam's primary education ranked highest among low, middle-income countries

Vietnamese children have the highest proficiency in both reading and mathematics of all low- and lower-middle-income countries, according to a new UNESCO report.
August 3, 2023 | 05:47 pm PT
Teachers losing authority to entitled students

Teachers losing authority to entitled students

A 23-year-old female teacher at Seoi primary school in Seocho, Seoul, chose to end her life last week due to pressure from work.
July 29, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Da Nang to provide free schooling for next year

Da Nang to provide free schooling for next year

The People’s Council of Da Nang has approved free schooling for students from kindergarten to high school in the 2023-2024 academic year with a budget of VND408 billion (US$16.3 million).
July 22, 2023 | 05:53 am PT
Hope Foundation starts building two school toilets in far northern province

Hope Foundation starts building two school toilets in far northern province

Hope Foundation and Sanofi Vietnam have started building toilets in two schools in the remote Dong Van District in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang.
June 9, 2023 | 08:26 pm PT
Girl suffers from depression after school bullying

Girl suffers from depression after school bullying

A schoolgirl in the northern Bac Ninh Province has been diagnosed with "severe depression" after being constantly bullied by her classmates.
May 23, 2023 | 09:07 pm PT
Thanh Hoa police find students in schools with weapons, drugs

Thanh Hoa police find students in schools with weapons, drugs

Police in the central Thanh Hoa Province have seized deadly weapons and drugs after carrying out checks of 167,000 students, including in middle schools.
May 16, 2023 | 01:45 am PT
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