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Vietnamese students won one silver, five bronze medals and one consolation prize at the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), said the Hanoi Department of Education and Training on August 22.

Students in Hanoi will begin their Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) – the biggest traditional festival of Vietnamese people – on February 1, one week earlier than previous schedule, to meet the requirements of COVID-19 prevention and control in the city.

More than one million pre-school and primary school students in Hanoi have enjoyed fresh milk every day in the 2018-20 period, marking 91 percent of the total number of children.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training has issued guidelines for schools and vocational education centres to extend online and television-based teaching amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnamese students won three gold and three silver medals at the 16th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) which wrapped up on December 12 in Doha, Qatar.

The British Council in Vietnam has agreed to help Hanoi improve education of English language at schools from September 2018 to September 2021.

Twelve Vietnamese students, all from Hanoi, who entered the 2017 International Mathematics and Science Olympiad (IMSO) in Singapore have won prizes.

The capital city of Hanoi has managed to build only 17 out of 80 schools that meet national standards as per this year’s plan.

The Hanoi Department of Education and Training is planning to build an additional 350 schools meeting national standards between 2016 and 2020.