Biden-Sanders vote goes ahead in 4 states as virus upends American life Millions of Americans troop to polling stations on Tuesday in four states despite the coronavirus pandemic bringing anxiety and uncertainty to the nation's Democratic primaries, with Joe Biden aiming to widen his lead against Bernie Sanders.

Educators need help in preserving dignity1

The alarming number of teacher attacks issues an urgent demand on both administrative and financial solutions from policymakers.

Academics divided on tuition-free pedagogy education

A pedagogical university in HCM City is having financial struggles as the result of a tuition-free policy that was issued twenty years ago.

Gov’t proposes tuition-free elementary, secondary education

VN professors deserve better compensation for their work Last week, Viet Nam News asked readers whether professors and researchers should be given special treatment, given that many in Viet Nam, even the most respected, live frugally. Most readers said special treatment was unnecessary, but professors should be offered enough income to live comfortably and be motivated to contribute more to society. Here are some of the responses.

Vocational training centres offer farmers needed career options Viet Nam's 63 million rural labourers have a choice: modernise their techniques, learn a trade or risk losing their livelihoods. Minh Huong reports on farmers taking advantage of available resources.