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Teacher in Vietnam disciplined after fining students who sleep after 9 pm

Teacher in Vietnam disciplined after fining students who sleep after 9 pm

A junior high school teacher in Ho Chi Minh City has been disciplined after fining students for failing to follow a strict daily schedule that required them to sleep before 9 p.m. and wake up at 5 a.m., sparking backlash from parents.
Nearly 400 students add nameplates to electric bikes for road safety, sparking online buzz

Nearly 400 students add nameplates to electric bikes for road safety, sparking online buzz

In central Vietnam, schools struggle to rebuild after storms

In central Vietnam, schools struggle to rebuild after storms

Vietnam to make English mandatory from first grade

Vietnam to make English mandatory from first grade

Vietnam will make English a mandatory subject from grade 1 under a nationwide plan to establish it as a second language in schools by 2030.
October 29, 2025 | 02:02 am PT
Nearly 26 million Vietnamese students return to school for new academic year

Nearly 26 million Vietnamese students return to school for new academic year

Nearly 26 million students from kindergarten to university across the nation, along with some 1.6 million teachers, attended ceremonies on Sept. 5 for the start of the new academic year with breakthrough policies for education and training.
September 4, 2025 | 10:49 pm PT
Vietnam plans to make English mandatory from 1st grade

Vietnam plans to make English mandatory from 1st grade

Vietnam plans to lower the starting age for mandatory English classes to grade 1, shifting from the current grade 3 requirement.
August 27, 2025 | 10:51 pm PT
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.
March 14, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's Vinschool to borrow $150M for expansion

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

Vinschool, the school system owned by Vietnam's riches billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, will borrow US$150 million from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and other foreign lenders to build more schools.
March 8, 2025 | 01:45 am PT
International School Saigon Pearl to close amid drop in applications

International School Saigon Pearl to close amid drop in applications

The International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) on Saturday said the school would close down after the academic year ends this summer, citing a decline in applications.
February 15, 2025 | 04:37 am PT
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
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