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.
Vietnam’s science minister backs possible AI ban for younger students
Education 18:08 12/11/2026Vietnam’s Minister of Science and Technology Vu Hai Quan has expressed support for restricting, and potentially banning, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) among younger students, amid concerns that excessive reliance on the technology could undermine their independent thinking, creativity and critical reasoning.
No life jackets, raging waters: Students cross flood-swollen river by boat in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 19:24 10/11/2026Schoolchildren in Quang Tri Province, located in north-central Vietnam, were ferried across the rapidly rising Gianh River in a small boat without life jackets, sparking widespread concern after footage of the dangerous crossing circulated on social media on Tuesday.
In Vietnam, school attendance becomes legal obligation, not just right
Education 16:39 01/11/2026The Vietnamese government’s Decree No. 353 officially takes effect on Sunday, establishing compulsory education requirements for elementary and secondary education, collectively referred to as compulsory education.
Foreign teacher filmed assaulting 2nd graders in southern Vietnam
Education 11:40 30/10/2026Police in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam are investigating an incident in which a foreign English teacher was filmed slapping several second-grade students and grabbing one child by the neck, lifting the student off the ground and carrying him out of the classroom at a private school, an officer said on Thursday night.
Ho Chi Minh City orders schools not to handle school violence internally or delay reports
Education 20:59 29/09/2026Schools in Ho Chi Minh City must not conceal, internally settle or delay reporting serious cases of school violence or suspected legal violations, under a new coordination plan issued by the city’s education and police authorities.
Vietnamese students win international design award for Lang Nu housing project
Education 08:32 26/09/2026Two students from Duy Tan University in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have won the C-IDEA Design Award 2026 for 'V-Nest 80,' an architectural design aimed at providing a safe living and learning space for children in Lang Nu Village in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam, which was devastated by typhoon Yagi in 2024, according to the university.
Ho Chi Minh City schools barred from forcing students to join extracurricular activities
Education 17:18 25/09/2026Ho Chi Minh City has instructed schools not to force students to take part in extracurricular activities or use participation as a criterion for evaluating or ranking students.
Ho Chi Minh City orders safety review of routes to school amid heavy rain
Ho Chi Minh City 13:00 23/09/2026Amid increasingly complicated downpours and flooding, Ho Chi Minh City has ordered schools to review routes used by students and put in place measures to support or transport them through areas considered unsafe.
Thousands of students stay home as heavy rain causes flooding in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa
Vietnam News 20:19 15/09/2026Thousands of elementary-school students in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam were allowed to stay home on Tuesday as downpours and rising floodwaters created dangerous travel conditions.
Students relive Vietnam’s imperial exams
Vietnam News 20:36 14/09/2026Examination tents, inkstones, calligraphy brushes and students dressed as scholars recreate the atmosphere of an old examination hall at Son Tay Temple of Literature in Hanoi.
Hanoi starts to teach AI to all students from grade 1
Education 14:52 14/09/2026All students in Hanoi from grade 1 to grade 12 will receive 12 lessons on artificial intelligence (AI) each year from the 2026-27 academic year.