Bac Ninh authorities on Monday ordered an investigation into underage labour in service and manufacturing units in the province following reports of alleged serious abuse of a 14-year-old boy in a restaurant in the northern province.

The Department of Information and Communications of central Da Nang city on June 29 commissioned a hotline to support the protection of children and adolescents from sexual abuse.

Nearly 50 per cent of adults do not know what is governed by the Law on Children, according to a report released by the National Assembly’s supervision delegation on Monday. 

This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, an initiative launched in May 2006 by the US Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse.

Officials have proposed stricter punishment on those charged with child abuse at a meeting with the government, supervision delegation of the National Assembly and other agencies on January 15.

Police in the central province of Nghe An has been arrested for mistreating a 13-month old local girl.

The deputy headmaster of a nursery school in the southern province of Binh Duong has been suspended following the case in which a little child was trampled on by their classmates.

A male State employee working at the HCMC Social Support Center has been detained for allegedly molesting two children living at the center, reported the local media.

The Ho Chi Minh City People's Court on Wednesday upheld the 18-month sentence for the former deputy director of Danang City People's Procuracy, Nguyen Huu Linh who was accused of sexually abusing children under 16.

Many parents believe that schools have to take full responsibility for the maturation process of their children.

Vietnam is winning the war on corruption – albeit gradually. Government Inspector General Le Minh Khai addressed the ongoing 37th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Thursday.

A teacher at the Maple Bear Westlake Point Kindergarten in Hanoi has been accused of mistreating children at the school.

As many as 169 children engaged in a dialogue with representatives from the Government, sectors and organisations in Hanoi on August 17 as part of the sixth national children’s forum.

Police in Binh Thuan Province are investigating accusations that an 11-year-old boy was brutally beaten while attending a meditation course at a local pagoda.

Parents tend to rely on school in educating their children, and don’t understand that family plays a very important role in children’s maturity.

Stunned by a series of child abuse cases discovered recently, parents are registering abuse prevention training courses for their children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – When child abuse is uncovered, many ask how an adult could do such unspeakable things to an innocent.

Physical abuse brings serious consequences, affecting children’s psychological well-being and character, experts say.

Bad management, substandard teachers, poor facilities, unobserved regulations and loose supervision. This is how Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha described household-run nursery establishments at the latest National Assembly session.

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City’s Department of Home Affairs has outlined a new policy on the prevention and handling of child abuse cases which includes new hotlines for victims and their families.