Education

Three students from the University of Communications and Transport in HCM City have been suspended from school for sexually harassing a female classmate.

In at least one education expert's opinion, the public might have to pay increased textbook prices because of royalty fees due to authors.

The Russian Ministry of Education and Science wishes to expand its education and training cooperation with Vietnam, Minister Dmitry Livanov said in a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Vu Luan in Moscow on October 3.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam has called on the Vietnam National University- HCM City to make every effort to become a Vietnamese "brand name".

The new regulation on assessment for primary school students is expected to be a breakthrough for Vietnam’s education system, one official has said.

Belgium will present 30 full scholarships to young Vietnamese professionals within the framework of its Indicative Cooperation Programme with Vietnam for the period of 2011-2015 with the aim of supporting the country’s socio-economic development.

A life-long learning week was launched in localities across the country on September 29 to raise public awareness of building a learning society.

A high school teacher in Quang Ninh Province has been suspended from her work for her violent behaviour toward a student.

The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued instructions to tighten control over the training and issuing of certificates to foreign language learners.

More than 2,000 people marched on the residence of Hong Kong's leader Thursday night as students escalated their protest action against China's refusal to grant the city full democracy.

Hanoi authorities have decided to appoint Dr. Dam Quang Minh, 35, as dean of FPT University.

Education is one of the bright spots in the multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore.

Six Hanoi high school students will compete in the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) in Argentina from December 2-11.

The HCM City Department of Education and Training asked local schools to tighten control over student events after a pole dance was performed in a high school playground.

Hong Kong students Monday began a week-long boycott of classes, the start of what democracy activists say will be a wider campaign of civil disobedience against China's refusal to grant the city full universal suffrage.

Five secondary students from HCM City are set to take part in the World Robot Olympiad 2014, to be held in Russia in November.

Special night classes for adults from the Mong ethnic minority group are being held in Yen Bai Province in order to increase the literacy rate there.

As many as 300 candidates from ten ASEAN countries are expected to participate in the 10th regional skills competition at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi from October 19-29.

As many as 660,000 rural workers received vocational training in the period 2010-2013, mainly in husbandry and fishery, as part of the national new rural development programme.