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.
Vietnam to adopt a nationwide unified textbook set from 2026-27 school year
Vietnam News 09:56 17/09/2025The Vietnamese government has been committed to introducing a unified set of textbooks for the entire country starting from the 2026-27 academic year, and to providing them free of charge from 2030.
Vietnamese workers’ lives in lay-offs: Surviving a week on $4
In-Depth 11:50 17/08/2023After paying the rent, she puts aside only VND1 million ($42) to cover all living expenses in one month