Pupils in mountainous areas of Vietnam have started their new school-year opening ceremony despite numerous challenges.

 Nguyen Thanh Truc, an expert in child protection of UNICEF, Hanoi, talks to People’s Weekend on measures to prevent abuse of children.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese nutrition experts have warned of a serious vitamin E deficiency among children resulting from parents’ and child-care workers’ poor knowledge of healthy nutrition.  

 VietNamNet Bridge – Three winners in different age groups will be awarded first prize at a drawing contest for Vietnamese children organised to mark the 100th birthday of British writer Roald Dahl.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Government, parents, and teachers are jointly responsible for protecting and educating children and for helping them realise their hopes and aspirations,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children aged 7-14 chose the profession of doctor as their top career choice in the annual children's career survey conducted by Adecco Viet Nam, a subsidiary of one of the world's largest human resources companies.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tove Krebs Lange is an illustrator from Copenhagen, Denmark, who took part in the Children's Book project in Viet Nam, which was funded by the Danish government.

The Prime Minister has approved a child protection programme for 2016-2020, with a view to protecting children from abuse and special circumstances.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Minister of Justice Ha Hung Cuong has approved a project to support Vietnamese children adopted by foreigners in searching for their origins and visiting their native places.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Some 85 per cent of Vietnamese children between the age of 6 and 8 have primary tooth decay, while 68.6 per cent in the 15-17 age group have permanent tooth decay.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Young Lives, an international study of childhood poverty, unveiled its latest findings after a 15-year research in Vietnam on January 19.

VietNamNet Bridge – Of 6.5 million children under 5 years old in the country, nearly 1.7 million are malnourished and stunted, said the Director of the Nutrition Institute, Le Danh Tuyen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese children in big cities begin using electronic devices at a very early age, but parents are unsure if this is a good idea.

 The ministries of Health; Education and Training September 4 launched a program for the growth of height of Vietnamese youths in Hanoi.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Hai Huu, Head of the Child Protection and Care Department of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to online newspaper Vietnam Plus about changes to childcare legislative protection.

The Health Ministry's Food Administration will carry out inspections of the production, trade and use of food additives in a number of localities from now until the end of this month.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Those low-slung electric scooters ridden silently through the streets by Vietnamese children now have to be registered.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra on October 1 completed an 11-day tour of Japan that encompassed seven major cities under the baton of Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji. Tetsuji has devoted over 12 years to the VNSO.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Aust-Viet Junior Chef Challenge will be held in HCMC from June 17-21 as part of the celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Vietnam,

The average height of Vietnamese men and women are 164.4 cm and 153 cm. The average heights of Vietnamese people are still less than their neighbors while the growth speed is also slower.