Ho Chi Minh City orders schools not to handle school violence internally or delay reports
Education 20:59 29/09/2026Schools in Ho Chi Minh City must not conceal, internally settle or delay reporting serious cases of school violence or suspected legal violations, under a new coordination plan issued by the city’s education and police authorities.
Vietnamese students win international design award for Lang Nu housing project
Education 08:32 26/09/2026Two students from Duy Tan University in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have won the C-IDEA Design Award 2026 for 'V-Nest 80,' an architectural design aimed at providing a safe living and learning space for children in Lang Nu Village in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam, which was devastated by typhoon Yagi in 2024, according to the university.
Ho Chi Minh City schools barred from forcing students to join extracurricular activities
Education 17:18 25/09/2026Ho Chi Minh City has instructed schools not to force students to take part in extracurricular activities or use participation as a criterion for evaluating or ranking students.
Ho Chi Minh City orders safety review of routes to school amid heavy rain
Ho Chi Minh City 13:00 23/09/2026Amid increasingly complicated downpours and flooding, Ho Chi Minh City has ordered schools to review routes used by students and put in place measures to support or transport them through areas considered unsafe.
Thousands of students stay home as heavy rain causes flooding in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa
Vietnam News 20:19 15/09/2026Thousands of elementary-school students in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam were allowed to stay home on Tuesday as downpours and rising floodwaters created dangerous travel conditions.
Students relive Vietnam’s imperial exams
Vietnam News 20:36 14/09/2026Examination tents, inkstones, calligraphy brushes and students dressed as scholars recreate the atmosphere of an old examination hall at Son Tay Temple of Literature in Hanoi.
Hanoi starts to teach AI to all students from grade 1
Education 14:52 14/09/2026All students in Hanoi from grade 1 to grade 12 will receive 12 lessons on artificial intelligence (AI) each year from the 2026-27 academic year.
UNESCO expert urges Vietnam to give students more time for deep learning, less testing
Education 17:31 08/09/2026Vietnam has a strong educational foundation, but students need more time for hands-on experience, independent problem-solving and less time spent on testing.
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.
