Ho Chi Minh City to offer students free English, AI, STEM classes and school meals
Ho Chi Minh City 15:53 14/11/2026Students at public schools and educational institutions in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to receive free instruction in subjects including English, STEM, artificial intelligence, life skills, arts and sports, as well as free lunch meals.
Ho Chi Minh City to tighten checks on foreign teachers at preschools
Education 14:34 12/11/2026Ho Chi Minh City will scrutinize the professional qualifications, legal status, and preschool teaching skills of all foreign teachers and support staff involved in English familiarization programs for kindergarten children before they take part in teaching activities.
Vietnamese school leaders welcome English-speaking requirement but seek practical training roadmap
Education 15:22 11/11/2026A new requirement for general education schools to have at least one principal or vice-principal able to communicate in English with foreigners has received support from school administrators in Ho Chi Minh City, but some are concerned about the challenges of learning a foreign language later in life and the need for a flexible training roadmap.
Ho Chi Minh City announces 20-year plan to make English second language in schools
Education 12:38 04/11/2026The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee has announced a three-phase roadmap for implementing a project to make English a second language in schools, with the goal of gradually expanding English-language education across the city’s education system between 2026 and 2045.
With nothing but AI, woman in central Vietnam learns English to share brocade with the world
Vietnam Life 14:50 31/10/2026By modernizing traditional brocade and teaching herself English with AI, Le Thi Chung Nhi, an ethnic minority woman from central Vietnam, is using online videos to introduce her village, promote local culture and bring traditional handicrafts to international visitors.
University teaching assistants in Vietnam required to have AI, foreign-language skills
Education 16:13 30/10/2026Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training has introduced new requirements for university teaching assistants, including professional qualifications, the ability to apply information technology and artificial intelligence (AI), and foreign-language proficiency.
Ho Chi Minh City schools set up English-only zones for students across all-grade levels
Ho Chi Minh City 21:28 16/10/2026Many schools in Ho Chi Minh City have introduced dedicated English-speaking zones to encourage natural language practice and reduce students’ reliance on electronic devices.
English proficiency among 35,000 Vietnamese teachers not encouraging: ETS executive
Education 13:03 09/10/2026A survey of 35,000 teachers in six Vietnamese provinces and cities has found their English proficiency to be generally ‘not encouraging,’ according to an executive at the U.S.-based Educational Testing Service (ETS), highlighting the need to improve teachers’ language skills as Vietnam seeks to make English a second language in schools.
Ho Chi Minh City pilots integrated English program at kindergartens
Education 16:23 30/09/2026The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Education and Training on Wednesday issued a plan to pilot an integrated English education program at kindergartens across the city during the 2026-29 period.
Plan to cut English from Grade 10 exam triggers pushback in Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City 23:59 26/09/2026Many teachers and students in Ho Chi Minh City have voiced worries over a draft plan to reduce the Grade 10 entrance exam to only math and literature, eliminating English, saying the change could increase pressure and lead students to neglect English.
English may become compulsory subject from grade 1 in Vietnam
Education 15:47 21/08/2026Vietnamese students could begin learning English as a compulsory subject from grade 1 under a draft regulation being reviewed by the Ministry of Education and Training.
Ward in Vietnamese province assesses English skills of rural market vendors
Vietnam News 14:29 09/08/2026Sixty-eight vendors at Tan Thuan Dong Rural Market in Cao Lanh Ward, Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam, took part in an English communication skills assessment as part of a program to improve their ability to communicate with visitors, particularly international tourists, according to the ward’s official website.