Singer My Tam gifted a 98-inch television to her former middle school, Hoang Dieu Secondary School, for the new school year's opening ceremony on the morning of 5/9.

Amidst the quiet halls of Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital, 40 young patients, dressed in neat uniforms, some with IVs attached or in wheelchairs, attended a unique opening day ceremony.

The Department of Education and Training is discouraging celebratory flowers for the new school year, suggesting donations to flood relief or scholarship funds instead.