Ngoc Hung

A government report indicates that half of pupils in rural areas do not get a higher education. Only 4 per cent graduate from universities. Unemployment for those between 15 and 24 stands at 50.3 per cent. For general secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Education, educating teenagers is “a source of concern”. Private individuals and religious congregations help fill the educational gap.

Local authorities had announced the destruction of the elementary school in Thu Thiem, run by the Sisters Lovers of the Holy Cross. More than 3 thousand people, including Buddhists, Protestants, Redemptorists and faithful of tribal religions, took part in a protest vigil: "These schools have brought benefits to the whole community." On October 25, the demolition was suspended.