Concerted efforts and much tougher penalties are needed to prevent sexual abuse of children, a HCM City leader has said.

Nearly two in three married women, or almost 63%, have experienced one or more forms of physical, sexual, emotional and economic violence and controlling behaviours by their husbands in their lifetime, a study has found.

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.

While efforts are being made to prevent violence against children, much more work still needs to be done.

Many middle-aged Vietnamese people I know have very weird names.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Police in Quang Tri Province are investigating the alleged gang rape of a 16-year-old girl.

VietNamNet Bridge - A number of sexual harassment cases in schools in recent months have stunned the public. 

A national hotline that would provide legal consultation and assistance to victims of sexual abuse and violence will be launched in the near future, 

Half of the married women in Viet Nam experience domestic violence and sexual abuse at some point of their lives. Nguyen Minh Huong finds that most cases of violence against women are not investigated, let alone effectively prosecuted. 

 A Belgian national, who has been intentionally wanted by the Interpol since 2006 for sexual abuse, has been arrested in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

VietNamNet Bridge – The management of residency and temporary residency registrations for Vietnamese attracted many concerns by deputies at the plenary discussion of the13th National Assembly on Saturday.

VietNamNet Bridge – While the police were searching his room, a foreign man who was related to the salacious case against children jumped from the 19th floor and died on the spot.