The initiative, which involves two sessions of teaching per day, aims to enhance instruction in cultural and artistic subjects, thereby supporting students' holistic development.

By 2030, as many as 70% of students in Vietnam are expected to be taught swimming and water survival skills, with this figure projected to rise to 90% by 2035.

The HansaeYes24 Foundation will donate 10,000 books on various subjects to 100 primary schools in the southern province of Tay Ninh to celebrate Vietnam Book Day on April 21.

Closures have affected up to 4.4 million preschool children over the 2021-22 period when the COVID-19 outbreak worsened in Vietnam, according to the education ministry.

Hanoi has been advised to re-open preschools and primary schools.

A 150-page heritage education document set will be included in the curriculum for students at primary schools in Hoi An city of the central province of Quang Nam from the 2021-22 academic year.

Green-Clean-Healthy School,’ an initiative by Unilever Vietnam and the Ministry of Education and Training, will support 1,100 primary schools around the country in improving their facilities and sanitation this year at a cost of 22 billion VND (954,800 USD).

The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport recently gave green light to the reopening of kindergartens and primary schools next month, after an over-3-month closure as the COVID-19 situation improves in the country.

Nearly 1,900 kindergartens and primary schools in Hanoi reopened on May 11 after more than three months of closure for COVID-19 prevention.

Tens of millions of students from kindergartens to high schools nationwide returned to school on May 4 morning after a three-month closure to prevent COVID-19 transmission.

Students of Ho Van Thanh Primary School in HCM City’s District 12 once used to huddle in a small library with only enough space for 10 of them.

Malaysia will implement the Free Breakfast Programme at primary schools across the country from next year, said Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

More and more schoolchildren in Singapore are seeking psychiatric help as they struggle to cope with relentless pressure for academic excellence.

The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong has approved a plan to build an additional 10 schools at different levels with a total cost of nearly 100 billion VND (4.3 million USD).

Children of the ethnic minority groups now feel more confident to attend primary schools as language barrier has been gradually removed.

The People’s Committee of southern Bac Lieu province and the Vietnam Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Industry and Trade (Vietinbank) held a ceremony on September 17 to hand over two primary schools and 141 houses for local policy beneficiaries and people from less advantaged backgrounds.

A number of schools in HCM City which were named national-standard schools - an honour given to units that meet criteria ranging from student performance to infrastructure - no longer meet that criteria because their classrooms are too crowded.

The capital city of Hanoi has managed to build only 17 out of 80 schools that meet national standards as per this year’s plan.

More than 10,000 students in 12 primary schools in the south-eastern province of Binh Duong attended a programme on nutrition education and physical development which ended on October 2.

A new general education programme aims to overhaul curriculum at the country’s schools, but local educators say they need more time to roll out the changes.