VietNamNet Bridge – This year has been an unlucky one for Vietnamese educators as many new policies issued by the watchdog agencies have faced harsh criticism from the public.

 VietNamNet Bridge – We need to start textbook retraining for teachers now, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture, Education, Youth and Children Trinh Ngoc Thach told Tien Phong newspaper.

 Many experts attending a seminar on textbook reform in Hanoi on August 28 voiced their concerns over the flaws of the scheme to reform curriculums and textbooks the Ministry of Education and Training has initiated.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training has postponed submission of a plan on textbook reform to the National Assembly after facing the public opposition for the price tag of VND34 trillion (USD1.61 billion).