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.
In Vietnam, students build self-sorting trash bins to tackle waste
Education 09:34 01/01/2026As Vietnam struggles to sort household waste at its source, a group of students at the University of Da Nang chose an unlikely starting point: the trash bin.
Vietnamese commune orders temporary karaoke halt to help students prepare for exams
Vietnam News 15:41 30/12/2025Authorities in Tan Hao Commune, Vinh Long Province, southern Vietnam have called for a temporary suspension of karaoke activities to create a quieter environment for students to prepare for their first-semester examinations.
2 schoolchildren die in tragic drownings at public swimming pools in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 15:58 15/12/2025Children’s Hospital 1 in Ho Chi Minh City has confirmed the deaths of two schoolchildren, a seven-year-old girl and a 12-year-old boy, who drowned in separate incidents at public swimming pools, despite the accidents occurring in shallow water and under teacher supervision.
Ho Chi Minh City partners with Canva to train students, firms in digital creativity
Ho Chi Minh City 10:38 14/12/2025People in education, small- and medium-sized enterprises, start-ups, and the design and content-creation sector will be the main beneficiaries of a new partnership between Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and design platform Canva.
Ho Chi Minh City students may enjoy 4-day New Year holiday
Ho Chi Minh City 11:00 10/12/2025Students across Ho Chi Minh City could receive a four-day break for the 2026 New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, 2026, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.
In Vietnam, police summon 45,000 parents over 48,000 students’ traffic violations in one day
Vietnam News 15:43 05/11/2025Vietnamese police said on Wednesday they had summoned more than 45,000 parents after a nationwide inspection found tens of thousands of students riding motorbikes without proper licenses and using substandard helmets.
