The spending for the eldest boy, who goes to kindergarten, is VND10 million. “Vietnamese parents are willing to spend as much as they can on their children’s education,” Mai explained. Hoang Son and his wife, who run two prosperous fashion shops in Hanoi, also said that Vietnamese parents are willing to spend large parts of their income to raise their children, because this is the priority expense in families. Meanwhile, in Vietnam, a person with the monthly income of VND10 million would be listed as a relatively high-income earner. Tu doesn’t have money to send her children to school, so they go with her every day to the dumping grounds.

Source: VietNamNet News February 07, 2017 00:45 UTC