Posts Tagged ‘ kindergartens ’

HFMD claims 56 lives; health ministry issues new guidelines 

July 24, 2011
HFMD claims 56 lives; health ministry issues new guidelines 

   Children infected with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) being treated in a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. According to the HCMC Preventive Health Center, the city has reported nearly 5,000 HFMD cases and 21 related deaths. The Ministry of Health issued new guidelines, on July 19, for the diagnosis and treatment of [...]

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Southern kindergartens close amid rising HFMD threat 

July 17, 2011
Southern kindergartens close amid rising HFMD threat 

A mother looks at a closure notice in front of Vang Anh kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City Wednesday. Several kindergartens have been shut down across Ho Chi Minh City this week as a hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) scare sweeps the country.   Vang Anh nursery school in District 8 closed its summer classes [...]

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Low pay chases teachers away from public kindergartens 

January 8, 2011
Low pay chases teachers away from public kindergartens 

  With thousands of public kindergarten teachers getting jobs in the private sector, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are experiencing a severe shortage of teachers. Statistics released by Hanoi government showed that the city lacks 2,898 kindergarten teachers. Investigations showed that many teachers have asked for a long-term leave without payment to run barber [...]

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SOCIAL IN BRIEF 25/8

August 25, 2009
SOCIAL IN BRIEF 25/8

Vietnam to ban smoking inside public places next year; Vietnam cops seize 100kg ivory; Fire destroys two HCMC factories, kills one; Ministry asked to reevalute poverty line Vietnam to ban smoking inside public places next year      Smoking will be banned at indoor public places in 2010 as part of a national plan to reduce [...]

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Here’s lookin’ at you, kid

August 20, 2009
Here’s lookin’ at you, kid

Big Mommy is Watching You: Children play at a kindergarten in Ho Chi Minh City. Parents demand that schools offer direct full-day video surveillance of their children.  Before every summer ends and a new school year begins, parent circles are abuzz discussing which schools have the best locations, infrastructure, teachers, and tuition fees.But there’s a [...]

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Parents scrambling for seats at kindergartens for their children

July 8, 2009
Parents scrambling for seats at kindergartens for their children

This summer is a difficult one for many parents of kindergarten-age children as they have to run the gauntlet to secure seats for their children for the coming school year. The parents wait to purchase application forms to register their children for the kindergartenIn the evening on July 6, nearly 100 parents were seen standing [...]

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City kids suffer lack of daycare options

June 30, 2009
City kids suffer lack of daycare options

LookAtVietnam – Many children in HCM City will not get admission to public preschool and kindergarten classes next year and will have to opt for private schools and family-run facilities. Many children in HCM City will not get admission to public preschool and kindergarten classes next year.Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, head of the city Department [...]

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HCMC preschools get harder to find

June 14, 2009
HCMC preschools get harder to find

LookAtVietnam – Ho Chi Minh City is failing to address the worsening shortage of kindergartens and daycare centers. Children play at Ho Chi Minh City-based Ben Thanh Kindergarten.LookAtVietnam – Ho Chi Minh City is failing to address the worsening shortage of kindergartens and daycare centers.The number of preschoolers keeps rising in Ho Chi Minh City, [...]

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HCMC preschools get harder to find

June 11, 2009
HCMC preschools get harder to find

Children play at Ho Chi Minh City-based Ben Thanh Kindergarten. Ho Chi Minh City is failing to address the worsening shortage of kindergartens and daycare centers. The number of preschoolers keeps rising in Ho Chi Minh City, yet the number of kindergartens and daycare centers remains woefully inadequate, and the gap is growing.This year the [...]

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Legislators oppose fees for public kindergartens

June 10, 2009
Legislators oppose fees for public kindergartens

Deputies of the National Assembly (NA) opposed a government proposal to collect tuition fees at public kindergartens, saying the fees could prevent poor children from attending. The proposal, which also applied to secondary and high schools, stated that the new fees including studying expenses would not exceed 6 percent of the family’s total income.Delegate Hoang [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...