School admission costs for children increase in Japan
World 17:14 27/11/2025TOKYO -- Expenditures needed for children to enter junior high and high schools in Japan have increased, a recent survey by a nongovernmental organization showed.
DOL English helps build schools for children in Vietnam’s northern mountains
Education 08:54 19/11/2025DOL English, a chain of English language centers, has expanded its community efforts by partnering with police units and local authorities in Son La Province, northern Vietnam to build schools for children in remote highland areas.
Support for English educators as schools navigate rapid change in Vietnam
Education 17:51 10/11/2025As Vietnam is about to celebrate Teachers’ Day on November 20, English-language education provider DOL English is using the occasion to highlight both the pressure facing today’s teachers and the company’s efforts to support them in an era of rapid technological change.
Ho Chi Minh City schools prepare for online learning as storm Kalmaegi nears
Ho Chi Minh City 15:15 06/11/2025Schools across Ho Chi Minh City have been instructed to prepare for online learning and suspend outdoor activities if storm Kalmaegi, the 13th to affect the East Vietnam Sea this year, develops into a more serious threat, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.
Bears scaring off school, other events in Japan
World 17:20 05/11/2025TOKYO -- Amid a recent spate of bear attacks on people, a variety of outdoor events, including school marathons, have been canceled across Japan since October because of reported sightings of the animal in the vicinity.
Record 350,000 students refuse to go to school in Japan in FY 2024
World 16:31 30/10/2025TOKYO -- The number of elementary and junior high school students in Japan who refused to go to school in fiscal 2024, which ended last March, hit a record high of 353,970, an education ministry survey showed Wednesday.
Da Nang accelerates construction of 6 border boarding schools worth $57mn
Education 15:29 28/10/2025The People’s Committee of Da Nang City, central Vietnam has ordered an accelerated schedule for the construction of six multi-level boarding schools in border communes, with total funding of VND1.5 trillion ($57 million) from the central government budget.
Vietnam’s Ca Mau earmarks nearly $7mn for building, repairing over 800 school restrooms
Education 09:12 10/10/2025Ca Mau Province in southern Vietnam will spend nearly VND180 billion (US$7 million) building and renovating more than 800 restrooms across public schools in an effort to improve hygiene and learning conditions for students and teachers.
Schools report damage after 21 quakes hit Vietnam’s Quang Ngai in 15 hours
Vietnam News 18:32 06/10/2025Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam recorded 21 earthquakes within 15 hours from Sunday night to Monday morning, causing roof and wall damage at several schools near the epicenter.
Hanoi schools ordered to prepare for storm Matmo
Vietnam News 14:42 04/10/2025Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training has directed all schools and local authorities to take urgent measures to ensure student safety as storm Matmo approaches northern Vietnam.
India's school of maharajas now educating new elite
World 14:51 21/09/2025Stepping through the gates of India's Mayo College is like journeying back 150 years. Yet, the school that was once reserved for princes now educates a new elite.
Japan sends teachers to support Japanese language classes at 18 Ho Chi Minh City schools
Ho Chi Minh City 17:43 14/09/2025Eighteen middle and high schools in Ho Chi Minh City will receive support from seven Japanese teachers during the 2025-26 academic year, the city’s Department of Education and Training announced on Sunday.
