Education

Rate of senior secondary school graduates rises
19/06/2009 05:00
Most of the localities nationwide have announced the 2009 senior secondary school graduation examination results. According to the statistics, Nam Dinh province still tops in terms of the rate graduates (98.27%), followed by Ha Nam province,...
Mekong Delta yet to train for necessary skills
19/06/2009 05:00
Students in a class at a vocational school in An Giang Province. The rate of skilled workers in the Mekong Delta has risen sharply to 20.58 percent from 14.13 percent within the past three years, the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social...
Hanoi students eager for trans-Vietnam trip
18/06/2009 05:00
It’s 5 p.m. in front of My Dinh Stadium, 10 kilometers from the center of Hanoi, and hundreds of university students are gathering for a two-kilometer run followed by two 1 1- kilometer spins on their bicycles. It’s 5 p.m. in front of My Dinh...
Third “semester” in army camp
18/06/2009 05:00
Many students spend summer days in army camp instead of at the beach or at home, trying to improve themselves with the help of the army’s iron discipline. Nguyen Xuan Dai and Duong Duc Toan, two 12 th grade students from Chu Van An High School...
Schoolgirls have to leave miniskirts at home
17/06/2009 05:00
Female students will not be able to wear miniskirts. They will only be allowed to wear skirts that come down to the knees. Female students will have to wear wear skirts that come down to the knees On June 16, the ministry announced a draft...
Going to the pagoda to learn ‘how to live’
17/06/2009 05:00
Not only elderly people, but young people are also going to pagodas nowadays. Elderly people go to learn zen, while young people go to learn dharma (Buddhist doctrine). At home, Khanh hardly ever had to wash dishes, but here at the pagoda he...
Policy to help pupils afford school costs
16/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Government is determined to ensure that a lack of money will not stop any students from attending school, said Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan. More capital should be sought to meet the demand of poor students. (Photo:...