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Fun for kids in recycled playgrounds

As kids living on the outskirts of HCM City have few playgrounds to have fun in, the city’s Youth Union decided to build them some. 

Kindergarten deputy headmaster suspended for trampled child

The deputy headmaster of a nursery school in the southern province of Binh Duong has been suspended following the case in which a little child was trampled on by their classmates.

Kids explore traditional Mid-Autumn festival

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has organised several activities to help children learn more about traditional games and fruit trays in the festival.

What do Vietnamese kids want to do this summer?

Children all over Vietnam are out of school and excited about the summer holiday. How are they going to spend their free time?

Why spending time outdoors could help your child's eyesight

 Kids seem to spend endless hours on smartphones, games consoles, computers and tablets these days.

Post-typhoon, no summer for kids

Summer vacation is the time for children to relax and enjoy themselves, but for those who grew up in Binh Minh Commune in the Thang Binh District of the central province of Quang Nam, it’s time to work hard. 

Kids take part in painting workshop

Around 72 kids from primary and junior secondary schools in Da Nang are taking part in a painting workshop. The event started yesterday and will last until June 26th.

Extracurricular classes for kids during summer

Parents who are finding extracurricular classes including piano, painting, photography, dancing and music for their children to minimize their exposure to social media, smartphones and the Internet ...

Kids have no space or time to enjoy their vacation

The lack of adequately equipped playgrounds and healthy entertainment activities has become a concern in rural areas, especially during the long summer vacation.

HCM City kids inspired by aquaponic gardens

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fifth-grader Huynh Ngoc Thao has learned how to grow plants in an unconventional way by watering, tending and harvesting organic vegetables in a greenhouse on her school’s rooftop in HCM City.

Respiratory infections on the rise among kids

The number of hospitalised child patients with respiratory infections has risen to a record high at two paediatric hospitals in HCM City as the diseases reached a seasonal peak from late September through December.

Where kids can learn to love nature

 VietNamNet Bridge – Given fast urbanization, HCMC children do not have too much space to indulge in nature.

Many HCM City kids have belly fat

One in three children aged between 10 and 15 in HCM City has belly fat, which according to scientists is more significant than body fat percentage unlike hitherto believed, a survey by the city's Nutrition Centre has found.

For both kids and parents, playtime isn't over

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two moms who love playing with their kids start teaching other parents why games are essential for their young ones' intellectual and social development. Minh Thu reports.

More VN kids have lung problems

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of children being treated for respiratory diseases in Ha Noi and HCM City hospitals has increased, doctors said.

Summer courses great for kids

 VietNamNet Bridge –Art troupes and cultural houses in HCM City are offering summer courses in traditional Vietnamese music and theatre in an attempt to lure children away from online games and films on their Ipads and smart-phones.

Mom with 35 kids has her hands and heart full

 VietNamNet Bridge – "Having two children in the house can be tiring, but I have 35, so it is exhausting."

Has the kids' helmets controversy come to a head?

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Bang is a proud father of two children - a second grader and a little boy attending kindergarten. He is also proud of his motorbike driving skills and how good his little daughter is at sitting on the bike.

Bo De Pagoda kids, elderly relocated

VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 19 children and 14 elderly people living in the Bo De Pagoda in Ha Noi's Long Bien District were relocated to municipal community centres on Friday morning, Aug 22

Young artist introduces kids to modern art

VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Thuy Trang studied arts and media at L'E'cole superieure des Beaux-Arts d'Angers, from where she graduated in 2012. She received an award from the Viet Nam Fine Arts Association in 2010