Binh Phuoc to present 10,000 smart phones to poor students

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Binh Phuoc (VNA) – The southern province of Binh Phuoc will present 10,000 smart phones to poor students in mid-October to assist them in online learning, said Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Education and Training Ho Hai Thach on October 8.

Thach said the department will also ask educational establishments to offer lessons via television, send photocopied materials to students, and call on organisations and individuals to support the effort.

At present, about 14,000 local students still lack equipment for online learning.

Statistics from the provincial Department of Information and Communications showed that so far, one school in Bu Dang district has lacked Internet connection and 22 others failed to receive Internet signals./.