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Schools from primary to senior high levels in Ho Chi Minh City began to welcome back students on August 22 after the summer holiday.

Ho Chi Minh City is planning to offer courses in artificial intelligence (AI) at all secondary and high schools, starting from the 2022-2023 academic year, according to the municipal Department of Education and Training.

The National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for Culture and Education has submitted to the NA Standing Committee a report affirming that many voters, experts, scientists and teachers disagreed with a plan to make history a selective subject in senior high school curriculum.

The National Assembly (NA)'s Committee on Culture and Education has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to reverse an earlier decision and make history a compulsory subject at high school level.

Nearly 150,000 9th and 12th graders in Ho Chi Minh City returned to school on December 13 after a long time of learning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students at senior high schools in Hanoi will return to school from December 6 after a long period of online learning due to COVID-19 impacts.

Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung has requested thorough preparations for school reopening with students’ health safety given the top priority.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) on October 26 announced a scholarship programme exclusively for Vietnamese students.

High schools in Ho Chi Minh City are offering more career guidance programmes to foster students’ awareness about career choices and study plans.

High schools across the nation will begin teaching cybersecurity from the 2021-2022 academic year within the scope of the defence and security course.

Vietnamese students from high schools for the gifted nationwide contributed their ideas to intensifying Vietnam-US relations during the final round of the “Speak to Lead” English contest in Hanoi on October 8.

The Philippines reported 4,002 new cases of COVID-19 on August 13, along with 1,403 recoveries and 23 deaths.

The central city of Da Nang has approved a project installing smart cameras at local senior high schools, its Department of Education and Training said on July 2.

Tens of millions of students from kindergartens to high schools nationwide returned to school on May 4 morning after a three-month closure to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

Students in nearly 30 provinces and cities across Vietnam returned to school on April 27 after a long break since early February due to COVID-19.

The Hanoi People’s Committee has agreed with a proposal of the municipal Departments of Education and Training, Health, and Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to continue keeping schools close in response to the spread of the COVID-19.

Senior high schools in Hanoi will re-open on March 9, while schools at lower levels, which are preschool, elementary and junior high schools will remain closed until March 15.

A coloured pencil painting featuring sea at night by a 17-year-old Hanoian student has been selected for the 20th International Fine Arts Exhibition of High Schools Students in Tokyo, Japan.

An international conference was jointly held by the Vietnam Association of Community Colleges (VACC), the British Columbia Council for International Education (BCCIE), and the Hue College of Transport to discuss measures to facilitate education partnerships between Vietnam and Canada.

With the new school year approaching, 43 cities and provinces across the country are facing a shortage of teachers.