VietNamNet Bridge - Hundreds of kilos of vegetables with unclear origin were brought to seven schools in Tay Ho district in Hanoi, creating a public stir.

VietNamNet Bridge - Universities say they have not found solutions to cut the numbers of students to meet new enrollment quotas.

VietNamNet Bridge - Eight out of the 20 richest stock millionaires in Vietnam are real estate developers. They hold assets higher in value than anyone else in other business fields.

VietNamNet Bridge - A teacher in Binh Dinh province has reportedly forced a student to lie face up on the podium and poured water in the student’s mouth. He also beat students and slapped them on the face.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s (MOET) decision on setting limitations on universities’ training scale has raised strong opposition from schools.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), in an effort to reform higher education, is considering shortening the time for education from 4-6 years to 3-4 years.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese students in grades one, two and three have shown signs of improving their reading skills, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) reported.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training’s latest circular which sets limitations on university training has stirred controversy. However, many experts have defended the decision.

VietNamNet Bridge - Teachers of English at general schools cannot communicate well in English, so they focus on teaching reading and writing. As a result, Vietnamese students also cannot speak English well.

A report on school health situation released by the Ministries of Health and Education & Training showed that 16.9 percent of students had intention to commit suicide, and of these, 21.8 percent had to receive medical treatment.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministries all admitted that the rate of unemployed university graduates is ‘abnormally high’, but none of them has taken responsibility for this.

VietNamNet Bridge - The network of universities in Vietnam, which has expanded in recent years, will shrink as the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has decided to tighten control over the establishment of universities.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) and Ministry of Health (MoH) will allow the private Ha Noi University of Business and Technology to start recruiting students for its medical and pharmacy courses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Lan Dung, senior expert for the National Education System, spoke to Kinh te&Do thi about the challenges the project to bring foreign languages to students is facing.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly all the talented students who finished math major classes at high schools for the gifted have succeeded in their lives and business.

VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of private schools in HCM City do not dare discipline naughty students for fear that they would leave for other schools.

Many problems found at the Hanoi Business & Technology University, called KinhCong by Hanoians and the Thai Nguyen Medical & Pharmacy University, have sparked worries about medical training quality in Vietnam.

VietNamNet Bridge - Requiring primary school teachers to update their teaching methods is difficult as they are paid low salaries.

VietNamNet Bridge - Higher education is not always a guarantee of success, but many people are willing to spend a lot of money to gain an advanced degree, making the education sector a highly profitable business field for investors.

VietNamNet Bridge - Nearly all high school students who won top prizes at competitions for excellent students, when asked about their future plans, said they want to study abroad.