As schools in Vietnam have just opened after the summer holiday, here are the best pictures from the “Beauty of Vietnam” photo contest, depicting the bright faces of schoolchildren from across the country.

 A lesson on the country’s historical events from the Academy of Journalism and Communication.

One pupil died, while two others were hospitalised in the central province of Nghe An after a suicide attempt caused by fears of being punished by their parents after stealing toys from another class. 

An independent group of six researchers who are working in Vietnam and other countries have announced a list of 49 top local universities on September 6.

Pa Ve Su Secondary School in Muong Te district, the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau welcomes 271 students in the 2017 - 2018 school year, including 175 boarding ones, despite difficulties.

 Vietnam has approved a project that aims to make human rights an integral subject in education nationwide by 2025. 

 More Australian students will head to Vietnam in 2018 to study and undertake work placements under the Australian Government’s New Colombo Plan mobility program.

 More Australian students will head to Vietnam in 2018 to study and undertake work placements under the New Colombo Plan mobility programme, announced the Australian Embassy in Vietnam.

Vietnamese pupils enjoyed nationwide ceremonies welcoming the 2017-2018 academic year on September 5.

Whenever a new year approaches, low-income workers start to fret about finding schools, tuition fees, and arranging to drop off and collect their children at school. 

 Close to 20 million pupils and students took part in ceremonies held at schools at all levels across Vietnam on September 5 to ring in the 2017 – 2018 academic year.

 The number of Vietnamese pupils who choose to study abroad after their high school graduation exams has been on the rise.

 This year, vocational schools under the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs are becoming attractive to students because they ensure to provide employment to all students after graduation.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From August 30 to September 1, Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and representatives of Vietnamese schools visited Denmark and Sweden to seek cooperation opportunities.

 Teachers in several northern mountainous provinces are facing difficulties encouraging their pupils to return to school after the summer holiday.

The Ministry of Education and Training has sent an official dispatch on implementing tuition fee exemptions for preschool education for 5-year-old children in areas of difficult socio-economic conditions, from January 1, 2018.

 The Ministry of Education and Training has sent its document to public facilities of higher education and vocational training institutions, asking them to collect tuition fee of the academic year 2017-2018 in accordance with the law.

Phan Dang Nhat Minh of Hai Lang High School in Quang Tri won the championship at the 17th season of the competition The Road to Olympia Peak in Hanoi on August 27.

 The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has requested all public educational establishments to refrain from collecting fees other than tuition fees in the 2017-18 school year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A painting and photo exhibition to raise fund for disadvantaged students in the mountainous province of Lao Cai, Vietnam opened in Finland on August 27.