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Mother sentenced to 22 years for starving 5-year-old son to death as social workers missed warning signs

Mother sentenced to 22 years for starving 5-year-old son to death as social workers missed warning signs

A Hong Kong mother was jailed for 22 years for starving her 5-year-old son to death, after social workers observed the boy across 1,001 days without noticing he was emaciated.
2-year-old girl beaten to death by mother's friend

2-year-old girl beaten to death by mother's friend

Man tortures lover’s 3-year-old son

Man tortures lover’s 3-year-old son

Man beats teenage girlfriend's baby to death

Man beats teenage girlfriend's baby to death

Police in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau have arrested a 19-year-old man accused of beating his teenage girlfriend’s son to death.
August 18, 2023 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnamese lensman scoops int'l gold medal for children photo

Vietnamese lensman scoops int'l gold medal for children photo

A photo conveying a message of 'child protection' in the Central Highlands has won a gold medal at the Three Country Grand Circuit 2020 international photo contest.
March 17, 2021 | 12:39 am PT
Teacher detained for molesting second-grade girls

Teacher detained for molesting second-grade girls

A 49-year-old teacher was detained Wednesday for allegedly molesting two second-grade girls at their school in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang.
June 17, 2020 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam third best on child rights in Southeast Asia: survey

Vietnam third best on child rights in Southeast Asia: survey

A global ranking on child rights placed Vietnam at 57th out of 182 economies, third best in Southeast Asia following Thailand and Malaysia.
May 28, 2020 | 12:32 am PT
Spare the rod, spoil the child approach scar Vietnamese children

Spare the rod, spoil the child approach scar Vietnamese children

Vietnam’s acceptance of parents’ right to exercise disciplinary violence has swept under the carpet the trauma many children suffer.
June 5, 2019 | 06:46 pm PT
Man jailed for 10 years for raping 12-year-old girl

Man jailed for 10 years for raping 12-year-old girl

A court in the northern province of Hai Duong sentenced a man to 10 years in jail on Friday for raping a 12-year-old girl.
June 1, 2019 | 10:15 pm PT
Bloomberg donates $2.4 million to prevent drowning deaths in Vietnam

Bloomberg donates $2.4 million to prevent drowning deaths in Vietnam

The funds will be used to provide free swimming lessons to children in eight provinces.
June 28, 2018 | 05:05 pm PT
Vietnam arrests Parisian wanted for child sexual assault in France

Vietnam arrests Parisian wanted for child sexual assault in France

The 49-year-old fencing coach has been accused of assaulting a 9-year-old student.
January 3, 2017 | 03:03 am PT
Life, on the other side of Saigon

Life, on the other side of Saigon

An old couple raises their 9-year-old daughter on a ragged boat not too far away from the city's skyscrapers and shopping malls.
December 28, 2016 | 08:36 pm PT
Vietnamese social media darling filmed whipping daughter

Vietnamese social media darling filmed whipping daughter

The man had drawn broad public sympathy before being caught abusing his infant daughter on the streets of Hanoi.
December 27, 2016 | 09:36 pm PT
Charges filed in Vietnam's shocking criminal case of HIV injection

Charges filed in Vietnam's shocking criminal case of HIV injection

A group of three has been accused of injecting tainted blood into a 3-year-old boy in a revenge plot that rocked the whole nation.
December 5, 2016 | 07:28 pm PT
 
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