Schools urged to prevent accidents during extracurricular activities

Accidents when students participate in extracurricular activities happen almost every year despite the best efforts of the education and training sector.

Smoking rate among men falls in 2020 The smoking rate among men in many provinces and cities last year fell compared to 2017 as a result of agencies’ efforts to implement tobacco harm-prevention programmes, Dr Phan Thị Hải, deputy head of the Tobacco Harm Prevention Fund, said at a conference held in HCM City on Friday (January 15).

Snowfall in Lào Cai, Yên Bái, over 153,000 students kept off school

The current extreme cold weather brought snowfall in high mountainous areas while hoarfrost was reported in several communes in the high mountainous province of Yên Bái’s Trạm Tấu District.

Teacher helps students with autism integrate

Thanks to the love of her job and her sympathy for disadvantaged children, Nguyễn Ngọc Hạnh has helped many students with autism learn to read, write, and spell their name.

City faces shortage of English teachers in primary schools

HCM City is facing a severe shortage of English teachers in primary schools because of stricter quality criteria required under a new recruitment programme.

City improves quality of pre-school education HCM City has increased its budget allocation for preschool education and has called on the private sector to invest in building kindergartens to meet increasing demand.    

Lào Cai keeps students warm during cold winter

Schools in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai are working hard to keep their students warm amid the chill of winter.

School meal safety a concern for parents

Recently, maggots were found in the meals of students of one school in downtown Hà Nội, causing great public concern.

HCM City cracks down on unlicensed private tutoring The HCM City Department of Education and Training said is closely monitoring private tutoring facilities since more and more of them are operating without a licence.

Kon Tum strengthening Vietnamese language teaching to ethnic children Youngsters in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum have been improving their skills for the past five years since the scheme was launched.