Vietnam announce that schools set to reopen early September

Students will be back to school in early September after a shorter summer break than normal. Vietnam govt on Tuesday (Aug 18) said the new school term will start on Sept 1 and the new school year opening ceremony could be held online. - Vietnam News/Asian News Network

HANOI, Aug 18 (Vietnam News/ANN): The new school term will start on Sept 1 and the new school year opening ceremony could be held online, Nguyen Xuan Thanh, director of the Ministry of Education and Training's Department of Secondary Education.

The date has been set in more than 22 provinces and cities nationwide, following a shorter summer holiday than in the past due to the prolonged school closures of the 2019-20 academic year because of Covid-19.