Teacher in classroom

Seeing Anh's English improve, her mother told her to open her own class in a corner of the store, where she taught her first five students for free. Their parents soon told Lan Anh to let them pay, "or they would not let their children join the class."  … [Read more...] about Born with agent orange, Hanoi teacher escapes fate

Among those found guilty of both “receiving bribes” and “abusing position and power while performing duties”, Lo Van Huynh (former head of the division for examination and educational quality management at the Son La provincial Department of Education and Training) will spend 21 years in jail, including 15 years and six months for “receiving bribes” and five years and six months for “abusing position and power while performing duties”. … [Read more...] about Son La court sentences defendants in exam scandal

Trần Xuân Yến, former deputy director of the Sơn La Provincial Department of Education and Training, and Đặng Hữu Thủy, former deputy principal of Tô Hiệu High School, were sentenced to 9 and 8 years, respectively. Nguyễn Thanh Nhàn, former head of testing and quality assurance unit under the department, got 30 months behind bars, while Đinh Hải Sơn and Đỗ Khắc Hưng, officials from the internal political security division under the provincial Department of Public Security, received 24 months and a 3-year suspended sentence. They were charged with abuse of power. … [Read more...] about Sơn La court sentences 12 in exam fraud case

She recalled a quiet morning when she, her family members and neighbors were getting ready for a new working day in the paddy field. A group of South Korean soldiers then appeared out of nowhere, lining up the unsuspecting locals in the field before shooting straight at them. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese survivors of S.Korean massacres – P3: Separated sisters

Three of the defendants were found guilty of “receiving bribes” and “abusing their position and power while performing duties', including Nguyen Thi Hong Nga, former specialist at the division for examination and educational quality management who was given 19 years and six months in jail. The rest were given the punishment for “abusing their position and power while performing duties” and “offering bribes". The court said the defendants’ actions were dangerous for society, offended teachers’ honour, caused inequality among examination takers, and stirred public concern, and so must be strictly handled to ensure future deterrence. On May 21, the People’s Court of Hoa Binh Province also sentenced 15 defendants involved in the 2017-2018 national high school exam cheating scandal in which dozens of candidates had their exam scores raised so they could graduate high school and enrol in universities or colleges. … [Read more...] about Education officials jailed in exam cheating scandal in Son La