Dr Jurai Wongsawat, spokeswoman for the DDC, has said cluster outbreaks of the virus have been identified in several settings: six outbreaks in prisons involving 198 cases, five in schools with 258 cases, two in military camps, totalling 178 cases, and one hospital cluster with 35 cases.
To prevent further harm to the health of children and adolescents, Thailand has introduced four key measures, including a total ban on vaping in all ministry-run schools and offices nationwide.
According to official reports from the 2023-2024 TOEFL Primary Challenge, 94% of primary school participants in Phu Tho met the A1 proficiency level—a key national target for primary students by 2025.
Over 100 schools in Thailand's Bangkok city have suspended in-person classes and shifted to online learning due to severe air pollution affecting the capital and over 60 provinces nationwide.
Head of the Education Research Centre under the Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Trina Fizzanty on November 12 emphasised the urgent need to tackle bullying in schools.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the Office of the ASEAN Senior Officials on the Environment (ASOEN) in Vietnam and relevant units, held a ceremony on October 14 to launch the ASEAN Eco-Schools Vietnam Award 2024.
The YMCA Vietnam Social Co. Ltd. and students from Singapore’s Institute of Technical Education (ITE) have supported Phuoc Ngai Primary School in the southern province of Ben Tre to upgrade a yard of the school’s auxiliary establishment in Phuoc Ngai commune of Ba Tri district.
For the 2024-2025 academic year, Hanoi's education sector continues to lead the nation in terms of scale, with nearly 2.3 million students, over 130,000 staff members, and 2,913 schools. To address the shortage of school facilities due to rapid population growth, the city has built new schools at all levels, some of which are completed on time to mark the 70th anniversary of Hanoi's Liberation (October 10, 1954- 2024).
On the morning of September 8, after super typhoon Yagi passed, staff and teachers in many schools in Hanoi are working urgently to clean up and prepare for students' return.
The final round of the "I love Vietnamese" contest was held on August 20 in Savannakhet province, Laos, for both Lao and Vietnamese students in the locality to show their command of the language.
Thailand’s Education Ministry plans to limit the use of digital communication devices in schools by young students as it fears their development will suffer if they become hooked on the technology.
Thailand’s Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec) will impose strict measures, such as searches of personal belongings, to crack down on vapes in schools following a "surge" in the number of students using them.
The Department of State Reserves in charge of Vinh Phuc and Phu Tho provinces has allocated over 267 tonnes of rice to nearly 4,500 disadvantaged students in Phu Tho province.
The Moscow State Linguistic University, known as Maurice Thorez Institute of Foreign Languages (MGLU), on May 24 organised the Vietnam Day to mark the 133rd birth anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 29 sent a message of condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir V. Putin over a school shooting in Russia in which many were killed and injured.
The Government's decision to re-open schools cautiously and tourism activities in a controlled manner has been made based on thorough consideration and sufficient grounds following the shift in the anti-pandemic strategy towards safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of COVID-19.
The Hanoi Youth Union and the Hanoi Children's Council launched a programme to help children in the capital city overcome difficulties amid COVID-19 and get ready to start the new school year.
Growing up and being trained in the environment of the Youth Union, its members are a reliable reserve force and an important personnel development source for the Party, said Vu Trong Kim.
