Vietnam suspends kindergarten principal after African swine fever found in school pork
Education 10:23 09/04/2026Authorities in Thai Nguyen Province, northern Vietnam have suspended a kindergarten principal after pork used in her school's meals tested positive for African swine fever, days after she and staff cooked and ate the meat in front of parents to demonstrate it was safe, officials said on Wednesday.
Ho Chi Minh City to inspect school meal suppliers this month
Ho Chi Minh City 18:36 08/04/2026The Ho Chi Minh City administration has announced plans to launch inspections of food suppliers and catering services that provide meals to schools, with a view to strengthening food safety compliance.
Hanoi schools ordered to review canteen food sources after 300-tonne diseased pork scandal
Vietnam News 10:48 01/04/2026The education authority of Hanoi has directed schools to review and publicly disclose food suppliers for boarding canteens following revelations that nearly 300 metric tons of diseased pork was distributed to local markets and some schools.
Multiple Ho Chi Minh City schools halt boarding meals amid food safety fears
Education 16:26 29/01/2026Several elementary and middle schools in Ho Chi Minh City’s former District 7 on Thursday suspended on-campus lunch services after media reports raised concerns about unsafe food supplied to students, prompting education authorities to order inspections.
Ho Chi Minh City tightens food safety rules for school meals
Ho Chi Minh City 12:26 24/01/2026The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has issued an urgent directive requiring schools to strictly monitor the origin and safety of food served in student meals.
Multiple food safety violations found in school meal supply in Hanoi
Vietnam News 14:15 29/12/2025Police in Hanoi have uncovered a series of serious food safety violations by Nhat Anh Import-Export Service and Trading Company, the supplier of semi-boarding meals for four elementary schools in the Vietnamese capital.
Ho Chi Minh City to provide meal, uniform support for disadvantaged students starting 2026
Ho Chi Minh City 13:58 11/12/2025The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council has approved a resolution to subsidize meals, educational services, and school uniforms for disadvantaged students across the city, with payments set to begin on January 1, 2026.
Vietnam elementary school principal suspended over alleged use of substandard food for student meals
Education 10:04 27/09/2025Authorities in Xuan Huong - Da Lat Ward, located in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province, have suspended the principal of a public elementary school amid an investigation into alleged use of substandard food in student meals.
Elementary school in Da Lat suspends meals following unsafe food allegations
Vietnam News 14:32 21/09/2025Trung Vuong Elementary School in Xuan Huong - Da Lat Ward (formerly Da Lat City) in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam has announced a temporary suspension of its day-boarding meal service after allegations surfaced that it had been serving unsafe food to students.
Student finds live larvae in lunch at Ho Chi Minh City int’l school
Education 16:47 13/02/2025The school determined that the larvae likely came from green apples
Students suffer from allegedly contaminated food at two schools in Hanoi
Education 17:29 17/04/2021A pizza product without proper certificates was among two alleged contaminated dishes
