NA deputies review a proposal and evaluation report on the Draft Resolution on the universalisation of preschool education for children aged 3 to 5, as well as the Draft Resolution on tuition waivers and support in the national education system on May 22

The Government has assigned the Ministry of Education and Training to closely coordinate with the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee to develop a project to turn the city into an international centre for education and training to attract students from the Southeast Asia region and the world.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 30 visited educational institutions for disadvantaged children in Hanoi on the occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1) and Action Month for Children.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on December 5 expressed his hope that universities and educational institutions of Vietnam and New Zealand will reach specific, direct cooperation agreements, helping to deepen the collaboration between the two countries in this regard.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), a well-known UK-based education organisation, has announced that 12 Vietnamese schools have made it into the global rankings of the top 675 universities in the QS Asia University Rankings (AUR) 2022.

The People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has issued a set of safety criteria in COVID-19 prevention and control for all educational institutions in the city as a basis for deciding whether schools are allowed to organise educational activities or not.

Vietnam has advantages to develop a materials industry but has not developed in line with its potential, Tran Tuan Anh, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, said at a conference held on April 10 in Ho Chi Minh City.

The Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports on March 21 issued a notice announcing the temporary suspension of public and private educational institutions at all levels, theatres, cinemas and museums throughout the country in order to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 into a larger community.

The World Bank (WB)’s Board of Executive Directors has approved grants totalling 422 million USD to support Vietnam’s tertiary education sector and urban development, the WB in Vietnam announced on July 1.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MoEYS) of Cambodia has announced that the re-opening of schools has been postponed until further notice as preventive measures against the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

All schools across Cambodia are ordered to close in an effort to counter the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic in the latest announcement of the country’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport.

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to not allow a Bahamas-flagged cruise ship to dock in the southern hub in order to ease the risk of the spread of COVID-19, the committee’s office said on March 13.

Ministries, sectors, localities, economic corporations and State-run companies have been requested by the Government to work hard to realise social development tasks of in 2019.

Leaders and senior officials from 13 universities and four colleges are participating in a training course on “Internal Quality Assurance for Higher Education Institution in Vietnam” which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on October 29.

The southern province of Binh Phuoc has met national standards for universal preschool education for five-year-old children in 2011-2016, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Better links between industries and educational institutions are needed to enhance the employability of graduates in a more competitive globalised environment.

The Thai Ministry of Interior has instructed local offices to review student rosters of educational institutions to establish the number of stateless students.

Artists from Vietnam and India have joined a traditional art performance on October 31 in an Indian city as part of activities planned to mark the 43rd anniversary of two countries’ diplomatic ties.