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10 years old and uncoached, Vietnamese girl scores 8.5 in IELTS

10 years old and uncoached, Vietnamese girl scores 8.5 in IELTS

A 10-year-old girl in Ho Chi Minh City has achieved an overall IELTS score of 8.5 in her first attempt, despite never learning at an English center or hiring a tutor.
Teaching English: opportunity or inequality?

Teaching English: opportunity or inequality?

From cities to islands, 26 million students across Vietnam begin new school year

From cities to islands, 26 million students across Vietnam begin new school year

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
Hanoi earmarks $115M to subsidize primary school students' lunch

Hanoi earmarks $115M to subsidize primary school students' lunch

Around 768,000 primary school students in Hanoi will receive a daily lunch subsidy of VND20,000–30,000 (US$0.76-1.14) starting next academic year.
July 11, 2025 | 03:05 pm PT
Over 1.1 million Vietnamese students take high-school graduation exam with new format, challenges

Over 1.1 million Vietnamese students take high-school graduation exam with new format, challenges

Over 1.16 million students took the national high school graduation exam on Thursday morning, marking the first time the exam follows two different curricula and incorporates external content for Literature.
June 25, 2025 | 06:31 pm PT
Which countries allow Vietnamese to work post-graduate?

Which countries allow Vietnamese to work post-graduate?

A number of countries, including the U.S., Canada and some Asian nations, offer post-graduation work permits, ranging from one to three years, for Vietnamese students who have or will soon complete their education program in the host country.
June 22, 2025 | 05:53 am PT
Quang Binh students to benefit from 21 new toilets and bathhouses

Quang Binh students to benefit from 21 new toilets and bathhouses

A new Hygiene and Clean Water project, led by the Hope Foundation and sponsored by Opella Vietnam and Enterogermina, has broken ground in Quang Binh Province to improve sanitation conditions for local students.
May 22, 2025 | 03:07 am PT
7 big differences between studying in Vietnam and the Netherlands

7 big differences between studying in Vietnam and the Netherlands

The education systems in Vietnam and the Netherlands differ significantly in terms of class schedules, teaching methods, and grading systems, with the Dutch system encouraging independent study and adopting a stricter grading system.
May 3, 2025 | 03:00 pm PT
9th grade students make wigs from pineapple leaves for cancer patients

9th grade students make wigs from pineapple leaves for cancer patients

Two ninth-grade students in central Vietnam have discovered a way to make soft, natural-looking synthetic hair for cancer patients from discarded pineapple leaves.
March 15, 2025 | 02:00 am 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
Hanoi international kindergarten suspends classes over unpaid rent

Hanoi international kindergarten suspends classes over unpaid rent

The Rosemont American International School in Hanoi has suspended classes multiple times due to its inability to pay rent.
March 6, 2025 | 05:53 am PT
Vietnam's tuition waiver policy to benefit 23.2 million students

Vietnam's tuition waiver policy to benefit 23.2 million students

A newly approved policy waiving tuition at all public schools in Vietnam will benefit 23.2 million students from preschool to high school grades, with an estimated state budget of VND30 trillion (US$1.17 billion) each year.
March 2, 2025 | 08:54 pm PT
Vietnamese students enter international circuit design contest finals with AI chip solution

Vietnamese students enter international circuit design contest finals with AI chip solution

A team of Vietnamese students got to the finals of the LSI Design Contest thanks to an AI chip solution to detect anomalies on objects.
March 1, 2025 | 04:29 am PT
Vietnam to waive tuition fees for all public school students

Vietnam to waive tuition fees for all public school students

The Vietnamese Communist Party's Politburo has decided to waive tuition fees for all students from kindergarten to high school in the public school system nationwide.
February 28, 2025 | 06:36 pm PT
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