More than 25 million students nationwide started the 2024-2025 school year on September 5.

The new school term in Thailand, which began on May 16, could proceed with online classes if health threats to students arise, including the spread of COVID-19, excessive heat or high levels of air pollution, the Thai government has said.

Schools in Truong Sa island district, the central province of Khanh Hoa, were adorned with flags and flowers as students joyfully celebrated the official start of the 2023-2024 school year on September 5.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on September 5 attended a ceremony to welcome the new school year at the Vietnam-Laos Friendship High School in Hanoi’s suburban district of Phuc Tho.

Kindergartens and elementary, secondary and high schools across the capital city of Hanoi welcomed their students back on September 5 morning for the 2023-2024 school year.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared the joy of teachers and more than 23 million students nationwide at the start of the new school year, attending a ceremony on September 5 at Doan Thi Diem primary school in Hanoi.

Schools from primary to senior high levels in Ho Chi Minh City began to welcome back students on August 22 after the summer holiday.

Schools in HCM City will reopen for in-person learning in the second semester of the academic year that begins in January amid declining COVID-19 infection cases and hospitalisations, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training.

The Nguyen Du Lao-Vietnamese bilingual language school in Vientiane started the 2021-2022 school year with an online ceremony on September 15.

A special online opening ceremony of the 2021-2022 new school year for students in Hanoi was held in Trung Vuong Secondary School in Hoan Kiem district on September 5 morning, and broadcast live on the Hanoi Radio and Television.

The Minister of Education and Training has sent a dispatch to leaders of provinces and cities on preparations for the new school year amid the complicated pandemic situation.

Laos is expanding COVID-19 treatment facilities amid the rising number of new infections in the country.

Nearly 23 million students nationwide celebrated the official start of the 2020-2021 school-year on September 5 morning.

The Department of Education and Training of Hanoi has required local schools to hold short and solemn opening ceremonies for the new school year to both create a jubilant atmosphere for students and ensure observance of epidemic control measures.

Localities that practice social distancing must put the health and safety of students and teachers above all else, and depending on local circumstances can hold opening ceremonies for the new school year online, an education official has said.

The new school year is already nearly a month old, but many schools are suffering teacher shortages.

After floods in late August, many bridges in Văn Luông commune of Tân Son district, the northern midland province of Phu Tho have collapsed or been seriously damaged.

With the new school year approaching, 43 cities and provinces across the country are facing a shortage of teachers.

Schools across the country will hold ceremonies to launch the 2018-2019 school year on September 5, the Ministry of Education and Training has requested.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited revolution contributors and students in the central province of Quang Nam on August 24 ahead of the National Day (September 2) and the new school year.