The Suwon district court in Gyeonggi province, the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 23 opened a first-instance trial on a principal of a kindergarten in Hwaseong city accused of abusing a 9-month-old Vietnamese boy to death in November last year.
Police in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 22 decided to arrest and launch criminal proceedings against Le Minh The for “abusing the rights of freedom and democracy to violate the State’s interests, legitimate rights and interests of organisations and individuals" in accordance with Article 331 of the 2015 Criminal Code which was revised and supplemented in 2017.
Myanmar seized a large haul of narcotics worth over 15.92 billion kyats (over 7.5 million USD) in Shan state, according to a release from the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control (CCDAC) on February 16.
The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security (MoPS) has decided to investigate and arrest Nguyen Van Trinh, assistant to a Deputy Prime Minister, for "abuse of power and position while on duty" under Clause 3, Article 356 of the Penal Code.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on November 17 ordered raising public awareness of child abuse acts and punishments against violation of children’s rights, thereby building a safe and child-friendly living environment.
An independent evaluation recognising Cambodia's progress on tackling violence against children has recently been released at an event co-hosted by the Cambodian Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation (MoSVY) and UNICEF.
The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security on September 17 issued a detainment and prosecution decision against former Secretary of the Party Committee of Hai Duong province Pham Xuan Thang and former director of the provincial health department Pham Manh Cuong.
Japan's immigration agency stripped a Japanese language school of its certification on September 7 after it found a staff member physically restrained a Vietnamese student last October.
The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has sent an official document requesting the People’s Committees of provinces and cities across the country to strengthen the prevention and control of violence and abuse of children.
Police have officially commenced criminal proceedings against Nguyen Son Lo, a man residing in Hanoi, for the charge of “abusing the rights of freedom and democracy to violate the State’s interests, rights and legitimate interests of organisations and individuals” under Article 331 of the Penal Code.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Spain is ready to support two Vietnamese citizens detained in the European country, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang.
The Action Month for Children, which is taking place in Ho Chi Minh City from June 1-30, aims to raise public awareness about violence against children, and call for greater efforts and actions to address child abuse and violence against children.
Japanese authorities have decided to revoke the permit of Okayama Sangyo Gijutsu Kyodo Kumiai - an intermediate body that introduces foreign trainees to host companies - after it failed to prevent the physical abuse of a Vietnamese man by his Japanese co-workers at a construction firm.
Activities of the Action Month for Children 2022 this year will call for joint efforts in child protection and child abuse prevention and combat, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has announced.
The regional meeting to promote inter-agency collaboration on preventing online child sexual abuse in ASEAN was held virtually by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the ASEAN Secretariat and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on April 19.
The Vietnam Network for Child Online Protection (VN-COP) recently debuted its website, aiming to popularise child online protection skills and knowledge and receive child abuse reports.
The National Assembly (NA)’s committees for culture-education, justice, and social affairs on February 22 convened a session to discuss and put forth solutions for violence against children that shocked the public recently.
The Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in coordination with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) on November 18 launched a campaign to raise public awareness on responsible use of antibiotics in Vietnam.
The contest "Cyber S – Generation S: Safety and equality in cyberspace" opened on October 4 to raise public awareness, especially among young people and content creators on social media, about safety and gender equality in cyberspace amid COVID-19 pandemic.
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