Hà Nội extends road closures, shut schools for rehearsals ahead of 80th National Day's parade Road closures in the capital will be extended from 11.30am on August 21 to 3am on August 22 to facilitate the first joint rehearsal for celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2). 08:35 | 21/08/2025
PM requests swift, bold action to build schools in border communes Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has directed the Ministries of Education and Training, Construction, Finance, Ethnic and Religious Affairs, and Agriculture and Environment to coordinate with localities to implement the policy. 08:09 | 28/07/2025
Party chief visits two schools for students with disabilities in Hà Nội Party General Secretary Tô Lâm urged the establishment of special education support centres, school models friendly to students with disabilities, and facilities accessible to all types of disabilities. 08:17 | 02/06/2025
Party chief urges promoting innovation, digital transformation in schools Party leader Tô Lâm encouraged the adoption of advanced teaching methods, high-quality educational activities, and greater opportunities for students to engage in scientific research, technological innovation, and foreign language communication. 09:05 | 15/05/2025
Philippines shuts schools, suspends forex trading due to Storm Trami The Philippines has suspended government work and shut schools, and its central bank halted foreign currency trading due to Tropical Storm Trami, which was barreling in towards the east coast of the country's main island of Luzon. 14:46 | 23/10/2024
ASEAN Schools Games begins Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà officially declared the opening of the 13th ASEAN Schools Games 2024 in the central city on June 1, wishing all athletes competing for the best results, sportsmanship, honesty, solidarity, friendship and the successful Games. 22:07 | 02/06/2024
Tuồng plays enter schools Two new plays of tuồng (classical drama), a traditional genre of Vietnamese theatre which began a hundred years ago, will be staged at secondary schools in HCM City. 11:05 | 28/11/2023
UNESCO calls for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in schools The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has recently called for the application of strict regulations, to manage the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in classrooms, thereby contributing to protecting children. The development of strategies at national and global levels to ensure the responsible, safe and ethical use of AI is urgently needed. 10:23 | 13/09/2023
Protecting children from infectious diseases in schools The back-to-school season is also in the rainy season, so diseases such as dengue fever, viral infections and asthma are also quite common. 10:20 | 09/09/2022
Schools for all age groups should be opened in Viet Nam irrespective of vaccination status among children – UNICEF “As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, UNICEF Viet Nam is deeply concerned about children’s learning loss and the increasing risk of rising inequality for too many children in the country. 10:06 | 05/04/2022
