Mixed emotions as children return to school

Good to be back: A teacher welcoming a pupil back to a school in Hanoi. — Vietnam News/ANN

As children in Hanoi finally return to school after a long time spent learning online, parents are filled with mixed emotions.

Nguyen Huong Giang, a mother of a student in the capital’s Long Bien district, said the feeling of joy when her child was allowed to return to school did not last long.