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Ha Giang official denies involvement in exam cheating scandal

 The party chief of Ha Giang Province, Trieu Tai Vinh has claimed that he played no role in the adjusted marks for over 330 tests in the recent national high school exams conducted by local education officials.

Vietnam expands inquiry into high school exam cheating

 Further inspections are being carried out into abnormal results of the national high school examination in the mountainous provinces of Lang Son and Son La.

University autonomy and scientific research a must: Deputy PM

 Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has critised ministries for failing to build a mechanism for ordering training and scientific research for autonomous universities in the last three years.

Ha Giang province’s exam cheating scandal revealed

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has ordered the Ministry of Public Security to open an investigation into the recent high school exam scandal in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

Free English class at pagoda in Hanoi

 Parents usually have to pay millions dongs for their kids to attend an English course with native speakers.

All Vietnamese students win medals at 59th Int’l Maths Olympiad

 All six Vietnamese students competing in the 59th International Mathematics Olympiad in Rumania brought home medals, including one gold.

Vocational schools to go green

 Technical vocational education and training (TVET) institutes in Ho Chi Minh City plan to train students in green-growth fields that promote economic sustainability.

Vietnamese annually spend $4 billion studying abroad

 Vietnamese students annually spend USD3-4 billion to study abroad with the majority being self-financed, said Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha.

High school graduation rate at over 97 percent nationwide

 Over 97 per cent of students sitting the national high school examination in late June were eligible for graduation, the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) announced yesterday.

Ministry releases anti-dumping duties for import stainless steel products

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade on July 4 released anti-dumping duties on imported cold-rolled stainless steel products after its second review for application of the duties.

First Vietnamese language post-graduate course in Ukraine

 A graduation ceremony was held in Ukraine’s capital city of Kiev on July 3 for the first class of post-graduate students of the Taras Shevchenco National University of Kiev’s Vietnamese Language and Literature course.

Sanitation problems in school toilets to be fully addressed: Prime Minister

The Minister of Education and Training reported the high school exit exam, new textbooks and sanitation in schools that the public have raised concern over recently at the conference between the government and local authorities yesterday.

National exam, moments to remember

 Nearly one million pupils across Vietnam have finished the most important test of their lives so far, the national exam, which will decide whether they are admitted to their dream university.

Airbus backs Vietnamese university with US$2.5 million

Airbus on June 27 clinched two agreements with the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi, wherein the European firm will provide funding of US$2.5 million for aviation training at USTH between 2018 and 2023.

High school students finish National Graduation Exam 2018

 High school students across the nation finished their 2018 graduation exam on June 27, with over 99% of the registered candidates sitting their exam, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Nearly 1 million Vietnamese students show for high school exam

 More than 900,000 candidates across the country are taking for the National High School Exam on Monday, taking the literature test in the morning and the math test in the afternoon.

Nearly one million students begin national high school exam

 A total of 925,972 students across the country entered the three-day national high school exam on June 25.

High-school students get ready for national examination

 High-school students across the country on June 24 finalised all procedures to get ready for the three-day national high school exam that will begin on June 25.

Democracy actively implemented in schools in HCM City

 The HCMC Department of Education and Training has just announced its plan to implement the democracy regulation in 2018 among educational institutes in the city.

When summer costs a lot: Parents shell out on children’s summer programmes

Many parents in big cities are willing to shell out an astonishing amount of millions VND to keep their kids entertained over the three-month summer break.