Vietnamese children can start school at 3 years. They start elementary school at 6 years, and at this time they start learning to read, as well as learning to speak English.
The People's Committee of HCMC organises youth activities, and children who are involved in their activities wear a red scarf. The HCMC children’s parade and competition was held at the Reunification Palace on Sunday 15th May. Hundreds of elementary and junior high school students participated by singing, dancing, marching, and playing musical instruments. The symbol representing these young people's youth activities is a “young bamboo” because these children are growing very quickly (like bamboo does) into adults.
