New tasks set for 2019-2020 academic year

New tasks set for 2019-2020 academic year

(VOVWORLD) - Making pupils productive citizens and instilling morality, life skills, and a sense of social responsibility are top priorities for this academic year, said Minister of Education and Training Phung...
Indian philosopher Tagore and his global impact

Indian philosopher Tagore and his global impact

(VOVWORLD) - Though best known as a poet, Rabindranath Tagore was a man of many talents. The first Indian to win a Nobel Prize for literature, he wrote and composed a wide array of songs, including India’s national anthem. He...
Volunteer teachers on Sinh Ton island

Volunteer teachers on Sinh Ton island

(VOVWORLD) - Crossing the sea, teacher Nguyen Cong Qua and Nguyen Xuan Dieu have arrived at Sinh Ton primary school on Truong Sa (Spratly) island to bring literacy to local children...
Kind-hearted monk helps school children

Kind-hearted monk helps school children

(VOVWORLD) - For Most Venerable Thich Dong Tan, Head of Duc Bon Alan Nha pagoda in Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province, charity work and helping the poor are the task of...
Community service in the US

Community service in the US

(VOVWORLD) -Have you done any community service? Do you think that community service should be compulsory especially for students? Whether you agree or disagree, let’s listen to Preston Simmons,...
A classroom on Tri An hydropower reservoir

A classroom on Tri An hydropower reservoir

(VOVWORLD) - The children residing on a floating village on the Tri An hydropower reservoir, Dong Nai province, often don’t go to school on the mainland. Some years ago, a...
New academic year ceremonies in flooded areas

New academic year ceremonies in flooded areas

(VOVWORLD) - September 5th is the day Vietnamese pupils begin a new school year. Just a few days before, heavy rains and flooding damaged many schools nationwide. Affected localities have been...
Education sector ready for new school year

Education sector ready for new school year

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam will have more than 1.3 million students during the 2018 -2019 school year, which will begin this Wednesday. The education sector aims to increase access to science...
Hanoi College voluntary project: Paint, Sweat and Inspiration

Hanoi College voluntary project: Paint, Sweat and Inspiration

(VOVWORLD) -We arrived at the Projects Abroad’s Hanoi office at around 8:45, the volunteers shuffling into the kitchen for morning tea. Riyaad, our project assistant, pointed at a collection of supplies in the corner of the room, buckets of paint, brushes...