Pregnant children photos spur public controversy in push to prevent child sexual abuse A photo essay showing images of pregnant children has caused controversy on social media.

School assault prevention beyond life skills: experts

For one 15-year-old pupil at a school in Hưng Yên Province, March 22 will be a day forever etched into her memory.

Police investigate gang rape of 16-year-old

Police in Quảng Trị Province are investigating the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl.

40th anniversary of Vietnam-China 1979 border war a chance to reflect

The upcoming 40th anniversary of the brief but devastating border clash between China and Việt Nam in 1979 offers a chance to reflect on history and draw lessons to consolidate bilateral ties, not to deepen hatred.

Lower age of criminal responsibility for child sex abusers: Lawyer

Lawyer Ngô Anh Tuấn has proposed implementing specific regulations on acts of child sexual abuse and lowering the age of criminal responsibility for such abusers from 18 to 16.

Sexual harassment on buses all too common

Third-year university student Dương Huyền in Hà Nội has never been inappropriately touched by strangers, but she has seen it happen with two women within five minutes.

People with depression at high risk of suicide

Some 3.6 million Vietnamese are suffering from depression, accounting for four per cent of the total population, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said on Friday.

Filial piety is not a doctrine of parental infallibility

It was a bit over-the-top melodrama, really, but popular singer Đàm Vĩnh Hưng stirred up a much-needed debate last week.

Lack of protection, education causes child sex abuse1

Recently, a school guard of La Pán Tẩn primary school in the northern mountainous province of Lào Cai was investigated for the alleged sexual abuse of 23 schoolgirls, and a male secondary-school teacher was found to have sexually abused his 14-year-old female student in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang.

Outside the country, a Vietnamese entertainer was detained in the US on charges of child sex abuse. The latest statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalid and Social Affairs reveal that about 1,000 children are reported to be sexually abused each year. This raises a red flag that points to rampant child sexual abuse in the country. So, what are the causes of this issue? Who can be blamed? Việt Nam News reporters talked to policy-makers, experts, teachers and parents to find the answer.

 

Slavery victims face rocky road to recovery Duong was 18 and looking forward to seeing a new place and meeting new people when she set out with her aunt Mai and Mai's boyfriend Lap to see his parents in Vinh Phuc Province.