Ho Chi Minh City completes 1st school on former cemetery site
Economy 15:31 21/04/2026After nearly a year of construction, an elementary school in Binh Hung Hoa Ward, Ho Chi Minh City has been completed on land that once housed the former Binh Hung Hoa cemetery.
3 more schools in Ho Chi Minh City halt lunch service after mass food poisoning
Ho Chi Minh City 12:34 14/04/2026Three middle schools in Ho Chi Minh City have suspended lunch services following a food poisoning incident that sickened more than 200 students at Binh Quoi Tay Elementary School last week.
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.
Diseased pork supplied to schools, preschools in Hanoi, neighboring provinces: police
Vietnam News 14:51 07/04/2026About 300 metric tons of contaminated pork was supplied to kitchens at 26 elementary schools and several private preschools in Hanoi and neighboring provinces, police said on Monday after dismantling a major food safety ring that processed and distributed diseased pigs to markets and institutional kitchens.
Japan’s casual wear brand builds school for mountain children in central Vietnam
Education 11:03 20/03/2026UNIQLO Vietnam, in collaboration with the Hanoi-based Hope Foundation, on Thursday inaugurated a new kindergarten facility and donated 3,000 clothing items to disadvantaged families in Phuoc Chanh Commune, Da Nang City, central Vietnam.
BASF joins hands with partners to complete ninth school project in Vietnam
Education 10:51 20/03/2026BASF Vietnam, together with its long-stabding customers, partners, and other co-sponsors, has presented a newly rebuilt classroom and playground, covering almost 300 square meters, to Ba Chuc Kindergarten in Ba Chuc Commune, An Giang Province, southern Vietnam.
Canadian police identify 18-year-old woman as suspect in mass school shooting
World 12:48 12/02/2026OTTAWA - The suspect in a deadly school shooting in western Canada was an 18-year-old woman with mental health issues who killed her mother and stepbrother before attacking her former school, police said on Wednesday, but investigators did not offer a motive for one of the worst mass slaughters in Canadian history.
Vietnam’s FPT proposes major education complex in mountainous province
Education 14:56 03/02/2026Vietnam’s top tech firm FPT Corporation has proposed building a large-scale education complex in Dien Bien Province, covering all levels from elementary school to university, while also pledging to support the northern mountainous province’s digital transformation strategy for 2026-30.
Tuition elimination program fuels fears for public high schools
World 17:41 08/01/2026TOKYO -- Japan's program to effectively eliminate high school tuition from fiscal 2026 is heightening concerns among public high schools that a shift toward private education will increase further.
Ho Chi Minh City nears completion of 1st school on former cemetery site
Ho Chi Minh City 16:14 31/12/2025An elementary school is nearing completion on land that once housed the former Binh Hung Hoa cemetery, as Ho Chi Minh City presses ahead with plans to redevelop the city’s largest burial ground for public infrastructure.
Ho Chi Minh City schools roll out phone-free recess to curb student screen time
Ho Chi Minh City 15:52 31/12/2025Ho Chi Minh City’s education authority will implement a citywide phone-free recess model from January 2026, encouraging students to reduce mobile phone use during breaks through structured activities, student choice, and healthier school environments.
Apple to expand clean water project for Vietnam schools through 2026
Vietnam News 16:24 10/12/2025Apple will expand its clean water project for schools in the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City in the 2025-26 period, aiming to improve access to safe drinking water for thousands of students in climate-vulnerable communities.
