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Vietnam's schools temporarily closed over coronavirus concerns

Schools in Vietnam have been instructed to temporarily shut down amid the quick spread of coronavirus.

 

Schools, hotels take preventive measures against coronavirus

Departments of education and training, schools, English centres and hotels are taking preventive measures against the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has killed 213 in China as of Friday.

Air quality monitor equipment at schools seeks to raise students’ awareness of pollution

Students of Thanh Da Secondary School in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District have greater awareness of air pollution and measures to prevent it after an air quality index monitor was installed in the school a few months ago.

Students take long and difficult road to schools in the mountain

Students at a mountainous district in Quang Nam Province have a long walk to school because of difficult terrain.

Schools, hospitals in Vietnam to go cashless by December

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has set the deadline for all schools and hospitals in urban areas go cashless in the next three months.

 

Schools begin clean-up before start of new year

Teachers at schools in HCM City, especially kindergartens, have co-operated with health officials to clean and disinfect toys and the environment to ensure hygiene when a new academic year begins on September 5.

More and more schools in HCM City have green space

Kids at the private Sao Viet Kindergarten in HCM City’s Hoc Mon District are happy to put vegetable seeds in styrofoam boxes and water them in the garden.

Schools, colleges begin reducing use of plastics

Educational institutions in several provinces and Ho Chi Minh City are encouraging their students and staff not to use single-use plastic water bottles and straws as part of the UN’s global Beat Plastic Pollution campaign.

 

Schools to offer free sport training for community

 VietNamNet Bridge – The central city of Da Nang’s education and training department has allocated a fund of VND40 billion (US$1.77 million) to upgrade and build new multi-sport arenas at 26 schools by 2022.

Hand, foot and mouth cases on the rise at schools in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – The number of hand, foot and mouth infections has surged at schools in HCM City, especially at kindergartens, 

Unqualified works at schools stopped: Ministry official

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training will soon officially ask that schools nationwide review their facilities and stop using any deemed to be unsafe,

Teacher’s more of a lesson than what is taught

 VietNamNet Bridge – Stories about unsavoury incidents at schools have been doing the rounds a lot these days.

Cameras in schools reflect loss of trust, privacy

 VietNamNet Bridge – Cameras installed in classes are said to help oversee the behavior of students and teachers better and reduce school violence, but the presence of such a "supervisor" is threatens the privacy of those who are supervised.

Nepal quake: Schools in affected areas start to re-open

 Thousands of schools damaged during April's devastating earthquake in Nepal have begun to re-open.

Parents, teachers blame each other for students’ excessive workload

 VietNamNet Bridge – Parents complain that their children have too much homework but teachers say parents demand that their children study hard.

Parents, educators argue about value of sex-education lessons

 VietNamNet Bridge – While parents and educators both agree that it is necessary to teach sex education in primary school, they cannot agree on the way to do it.

Are magnet schools too high-pressure?

 VietNamNet Bridge – The beginning of every schoolyear ushers in terrific pressure for students to master the school curricula and perform well in examinations.

Experts support use of e-textbooks in HCM city

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City authorities have decided that e-textbooks will be used at schools in the city instead of print textbooks, as part of its education modernization program.

Investors see big profits in building schools in high-end neighborhoods

 VietNamNet Bridge – More and more investors are pouring money into the education sector because of its low risks and high profitability.

Schools lack funds for IT

VietNamNet Bridge – A student at HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry recently spent seven hours trying to register for a course on the school's website. He finally gave up, and later discovered that the class had closed