Culture shock worth it when studying abroad

Three years in Singapore were the best time of my life as I got to pursue a bachelor’s degree in one of the most conducive environments for academia and experience the uniquely diverse culture that Singapore has to offer.

Academic pressure is turning children into robots1

Khuất Thu Hồng, director of the Insitute for Social Development Studies, speaks to the Thế giới&Việt Nam (The World and Việt Nam Report) newspaper after a student suicide because of studying pressure.

Academic pressure hindering mental health2

Emotional and psychotic disorders in Vietnamese children are increasing at an alarming rate, doctors have warned.

Education reforms risk contradiction: experts1

A major effort to reform the nation’s education system and make it more practical and relevant has been ongoing for the last five years, but there is a danger that this can stumble on its own contradictions, experts say.

What do you associate with the name Ha Noi? Last week, Viet Nam News asked our readers how Ha Noi should be branded. The following are some of your opinions.

Academic pressure starts in pre-school A lot of children are forced by their parents to take pre-school classes in order to get admitted to a good first grade class, which effects the education quality at schools, said Pham Xuan Tien, who is the head of the Ha Noi Education and Training Department's Primary Education Division.

Suicide attempts by youth growing Inadequate or overbearing parental concern and lack of psychological counselling are the main factors behind the increasing number of suicides among young people, according to local psychologists.

High school kids build a better water filter Three Ha Noi science students found a way to purify water that mixes traditional methods with modern filtration and earned a trip to Stockholm to compete for an international prize. Pham Thanh Long distills the essence of their research.