According to him, earlier the same day, Hanoi had announced its plan to get pupils from the first to sixth grades in 30 districts and townships across the city back to school for face-to-face learning from April 6.

Up to 92.17 percent of Vietnamese students have returned to school.

Hanoi is also the only locality in Vietnam that is yet to allow the reopening of pre-schools.

Also speaking at the Government’s press conference, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Doan Van Viet said that the number of foreign tourists failed to meet expectations, after the country piloted the welcome of foreign holiday-makers to several certain localities in November 2021 and began the full reopening on March 15.

At present, 70 percent of the visitors to Vietnam come from Northeast Asia, Viet said, expecting for an increase in the number of those from other regions.

He stressed the need for Vietnam to continue bettering communications on policies related to visa, health and entry; stepping up tourism promotion at key markets, and issuing more open health policies to make visitors feel secure coming to the country.

13-year-old student named Vietnam's youngest writer of fiction in English

Nguyen Hanh Phuong, a 13-year-old student in Hanoi, has been named by the Vietnam Record Association, Vietkings, as Vietnam's youngest writer to have penned a fiction in English and released it as a bilingual English-Vietnamese series with her novel entitled ‘Star Team: A Quest for the Greatest Power.’

Nearly 79 percent of students return to school

As of February 22 afternoon, 78.86 percent of total students across the country have resumed face-to-face learning, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Pre-schoolers and primary school students in 53 provinces and cities to return to school this week

According to information from the Ministry of Education and Training, preschool children and primary school students in 53 of 63 provinces and cities began returning to schools from February 7 to 14.

Vietnamese students in US celebrate Tet

Nearly 200 Vietnamese students and youths living across the US gathered at a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in New York on February 5 evening (or February 6 morning – Vietnam time).

Secondary school and high school students to return to school from February 7

100% of higher education institutions plan for students to return to study directly in February, while 63 over 63 provinces and cities plan to bring secondary school and high school students back to school starting from February 7.

Source: NDO/VNA