The latest flex for Ho Chi Minh City parents? Their children’s school sleeping spaces
Education 18:21 20/08/2026As the new school year approaches, parents in Ho Chi Minh City are sharing more than just their children’s study corners, school uniforms, books and classrooms. A new trend is taking over social media: showing off where children sleep during the school day.
Ho Chi Minh City to spend nearly $11mn on textbooks for students
Education 17:10 18/08/2026Ho Chi Minh City will spend VND288 billion (nearly US$11 million) providing textbooks free of charge for all disadvantaged students across all grades and lending the books to all students who need them during the 2026-27 school year.
Ho Chi Minh City to provide free health checkups for 3 million students
Ho Chi Minh City 18:38 07/08/2026Approximately three million students from preschool to university level in Ho Chi Minh City will receive free annual health checkups funded by the state budget starting from the 2026-27 academic year, the city’s Department of Health said on Friday.
Taiwan to seek solutions for Vietnamese students facing visa delays
Education 09:47 05/08/2026Taiwan's education agency is expected to meet with the foreign affairs authority to explore solutions for Vietnamese students who face potential delays in obtaining student visas because they must wait for their official high school graduation diplomas.
Vietnam claims 2 group titles at 2026 Mongolia math competition with strong medal haul
Education 10:14 28/07/2026Vietnam delivered an outstanding performance at the 2026 Mongolia International Mathematics Competition (MIMC 2026) from July 22 to 27, securing two group championship titles, four gold medals, and 17 additional medals.
Vietnam pageant organizer apologizes after schoolchildren watch bikini segment
Vietnam News 14:13 26/07/2026The organizer of the Miss Tourism Identity Vietnam 2026 pageant has issued an apology to the authorities in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, a school, parents, students, and the public after around 50 schoolchildren were seated in the front rows as contestants performed in bikinis.
Ho Chi Minh City looks to launch free textbook program for all students
Education 15:33 17/07/2026The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training has proposed introducing a free textbook initiative to cover all students from grades 1 through 12 beginning in the 2026-27 academic year.
Salmonella found in school meal poisoning outbreak that hospitalized 71 students in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:37 13/06/2026The Department of Health in Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam has concluded that an outbreak of food poisoning that hospitalized 81 people, including 71 students, after meals at Kim Dong Elementary School in Sa Dec Ward last month was linked to Salmonella spp.
2 fourth graders return lost $760 to police in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 17:13 19/05/2026Two fourth-grade students from Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam spotted a bundle of cash worth VND20 million (US$760) on a local street and quickly brought it to a police station last weekend.
53 elementary school students hospitalized with suspected food poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 10:42 10/04/2026The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health recorded 53 cases of gastrointestinal illness among students at Binh Quoi Tay Elementary School in Binh Quoi Ward on Wednesday and Thursday, suspected to be linked to food poisoning.
Nearly 2.6 million students return to school after Tet in Ho Chi Minh City
Education 13:23 23/02/2026Nearly 2.6 million students across Ho Chi Minh City streamed back to school on Monday following a Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) lasting more than 10 days.
Vietnamese police bust drug ring disguised as e-cigarettes targeting students
Vietnam News 11:44 02/02/2026Vietnamese police have dismantled a drug trafficking network that operated under the guise of selling e-cigarettes and cannabinoids (CBD) vaping products, directly targeting teenagers and students.
