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Ministry of Education Bans Schools From Teaching ‘The Sorrow Of War’ Following Denunciation Campaign

By Lê Sáng2 min read
Photo credits: Trẻ Publishing House; Linh Pham/Mekong Review.

This decision came after military veterans voiced their objections.

The Latest: On Sept. 21, Cựu Chiến Binh Việt Nam (Vietnam Veterans), the official newspaper of the Vietnam Veterans Association’s central leadership, reported that the Ministry of Education and Training decided to remove Bảo Ninh’s novel The Sorrow of War from new school textbooks. 

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