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Putting hard pressure on children, parents deprive their childhood

 VietNamNet Bridge – There is an implicit rival among parents to find out whose children do better at school. In order to win the race, the parents have to force children to learn as hard as possible.

Project to prepare deprived children for school

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Viet Nam School Readiness Promotion Project launched yesterday (Sept 19) aims to raise school readiness for five-year-old children from disadvantaged groups and ethnic minorities.

Vietnam to update railway system

 Transport officials and experts agree that Vietnam must build new north-south express railways, while upgrading the old ones, in order to meet  market demands.

1-2 storms/depressions hit Vietnam in September

 Between 2 and 3 tropical storms or depressions are expected to hit the East Sea in September, of which 1-2 will affect Vietnam, according to weather experts.

Vietnamese big guys jump into educational sectors

 VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the big economic difficulties, Vietnamese families still allocate big budgets for their children’s study. This has made the educational service sector so lucrative that everyone wants a share in it.

Environmental protection to be taught in schools

 VietNamNet Bridge – From 2014, environment protection contents will be added into curriculums of all schools throughout the country.

Anti-corruption to be taught in school

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government Inspectorate are about to release training material on anti-corruption for teachers and students from the 2013-2014 school year.

Hanoi’s policemen take kids to school while their parents busy paying fines

Hanoi’s traffic police began imposing fines on motorcycle drivers who carry children of over six years old without a helmet on the morning of April 8. While the parents were busy with the fines, their kids were taken to school by police officers.

Pretty girls work as xe om drivers

VietNamNet Bridge - Many parents were surprised to see young girls working as xe om drivers in front of school gates, but then they are persuaded by their enthusiasm and friendliness.

Rewards for rural teachers

A newly-released Government decree designed to provide favourable treatment for teachers and educational officials in deprived areas is expected to encourage them to become more devoted to their careers.

Slums of highland students

The homes of students of the Thuan Mang junior secondary school in Ngan Son district, Bac Kan province, are far from the school so their parents built tents near the school to facilitate the studies.

60-year-old woman carries her grandchild to school for 3 years

Carrying the younger grandchild on her back, holding the hand of the older grandchild, the woman and her grandchildren crossed the 2 km slope down to the highway, and then walked for another 4 km to school.

“Supermen” in Mu Cang Chai

VietNamNet Bridge - In the cold of 8 degrees C, when primary students in cities are permitted to stay at home and people wear big coats and try to stay inside, there are unclothed kids despite the cold. 

Adults are the…barrier to sex education

The policy on saying “no” to pre-marriage sex and the scrutiny kept by parents and teachers are the biggest barriers to the sexual health education to minors.

School curriculum to include lessons on Vietnam’s Sea, Islands

From now on, school curriculum in the central province of Khanh Hoa will include lesson chapters on Vietnam's Sea and Islands, with pictures and documents showing the country’s sovereignty.

Tet bonus: the stories of the teachers in the lowland and highland

The teachers of some schools in HCM City receive VND6-20 million as Tet bonus. Meanwhile, the concept of “Tet bonus” remains unfamiliar to the teachers in the highland.

The story about a teacher who says “I have HIV”

A teacher in the mountainous region bluntly stated “I am an HIV positive teacher” after many times of unsuccessfully trying to commit suicide

In digital era, students can easily blackmail teachers

A lot of students now have the “hobby” of speaking ill of their teachers on Facebook, because they know that the information on the social network would be spread out very quickly.

Only students from rich families can study at economics schools

VietNamNet Bridge – The students, who follow economics related majors, would have to pay 100 percent of tuitions, if a project being considered by the Ministry of Education & Training and Finance comes true.

Historian says Vietnamese students don’t keep nonchalant to Vietnamese history

Duong Trung Quoc, a well-known Vietnamese historian, after watching the clip “Vietnam, hinh hai mot chu S”, has affirmed that Vietnamese students do not keep indifferent to Vietnamese history as previously thought.