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YouTube stars 'might encourage kids to eat more calories'

 Social media stars might be encouraging children to eat more unhealthy snacks, a new study suggests.

Vietnam condemns violence against children before Security Council

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam condemns the killing of and violence against children, including sexual violence, the recruitment and use of child soldiers, acts of abduction and attacks targeting schools and hospitals.

Children will learn how to protect themselves against tourists’ sexual abuse

 VietNamNet Bridge – A new project has been launched to teach Vietnamese ethnic minority children how to protect themselves against sexual harassment and assault by strangers in such tourist hotspots as Sa Pa.

Vatican paper lauds 'Spotlight' for giving voice to abuse victims

 The Vatican newspaper on Monday lauded the film "Spotlight", which took home this year's Oscar for best picture, for giving voice to the pain of the victims of sexual abuse by the clergy.

Programme aims to stop child labour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam hopes to increase awareness of child labour and improve the legal framework to protect children at risk under a five-year programme costing VND516 billion.

For child sex abuse victims, the trauma lingers on

 VietNamNet Bridge – It's 5am and people are still sleeping, but Nguyen Thi Nga (not her real name) gets up and prepares lunch to take with her to work at a tailor's shop in Ha Noi's Quan Su Street. She has been employed there for nearly a year.