Prominent educator Le Tri Vien passes away at 95

Professor, People’s Teacher Le Tri Vien, renowned among generations of Vietnamese students for his devotion to national education, passed away Friday at the age of 95

Students choose to work over holiday

Many students from other provinces in HCM City choose to find temporary jobs or do social work during Tet instead of returning home for the festival.

Afghan academy seeks to ease pain of war with music

A cacophony ranging from Asian string instruments to the delicate cadences of classical piano pours out of a two-storey building in central Kabul

Poor students receive Tet gifts

The HCM City Student Assistance Centre and universities have been gifting bus tickets and presents to poor students for Tet (Lunar New Year) that will start in less than 10 days to come.

Cold snap draws tourists to hills

Icy weather brought winter chills to the Mau Son Tourism Area in mountainous Lang Son Province on Jan 5 morning after a severe cold spell hit northern Vietnam, according to the provincial Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Centre.

ISSP students to learn about Tet with fun

The International School Saigon Pearl (ISSP) will organize a Tet (Lunar New Year) festival in HCMC in January 13 to help its students learn about the traditional time of family union and Vietnam’s culture.

Students put on installation and video arts in Hanoi

An art exhibition called “Students make art”, E.A.T (Exerciation.Art.Term), will open on Wednesday at Viet Art Center, featuring installation and video artworks made by alumni of Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

Apollo launches overseas summer camp promo

Apollo English has launched an early bird promotion for an overseas summer camp 2012 with a discount of VND2.5 million (or US$120) for each registration by January 30.

Primary students freed from heavy bags

Hundreds of primary school students in Chu Van An Primary School in northern Hai Phong City will no longer have to carry heavy bags to school this year when an initiative to stop homework for students begins.

Stressed Chinese fight back -- with pillows

A whirlwind of pillows bearing the names of bosses and teachers filled the air as hundreds of Chinese gathered to blow off stress in Shanghai, staging a massive pillow battle