Startup projects in the education sector have attracted huge investments from international venture funds.

Many teachers are not trained to teach life skills, but still give the lessons at school.

The fact that three preschool children in Ha Nam province got severe burns during lessons about calling for help and escape in emergency situations has raised worries about the teaching of life skills at school.

Tran Kieu, chair of the Vietnam Psychology – Education Association, noted that the new general education program (Program 2018) is designed to develop learners’ personal capabilities.

Stunned by a series of child abuse cases discovered recently, parents are registering abuse prevention training courses for their children.

The HCMC Education & Training Department has sent a dispatch to schools, asking them to commend the courage of five ‘street knights’ who were stabbed to death when trying to arrest armed thieves. 

VietNamNet Bridge - Today, parents believe children need to learn about the value of money and how to spend it.

VietNamNet Bridge - Educators have expressed deep concern about children’s books with nonsensical content which are sold at many shops in the country.

An informal survey of students’ life skills found that 12th graders lack general knowledge which they should have learned many years ago.