Left behind : The educational struggles of migrant children
For 11-year-old Song A Sua, life in Binh Duong has never felt like home. Despite having lived there for seven years and holding an identity card, he struggles to fit into urban life.
Hanoi’s 1st children’s hospital put into operation
Hanoi Children’s Hospital, the first of its kind in Vietnam’s capital city, officially opened on Wednesday.
Prevention of child marriage, and childbirth among women under 18 years old in ethnic groups still faces difficulties
According to the provincial Ethnic Committee of Lào Cai Province, some ethnic groups still consider child marriage to be normal.
French woman seeks out runaway birth mother in Vietnam
After learning she had a serious illness, Solène Martel was determined to find her Vietnamese birth mother, believing « if not now, then never. »
Vietnam prepares Covid-19 vaccination for kids from three
PM Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the Health Ministry to make preparations for immunizing children from three years old against Covid-19.
Vietnam mulls vaccinating children from 5
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Sunday requested authorities to look into Covid-19 vaccination for children aged 5 and above.
Vietnam records surge in childhood obesity
The prevalence rate of overweight and obese children in Vietnam has more than doubled in the past 10 years.
Sa Pa kids work in sub-zero weather
As midnight approached in Sa Pa, many kids were out on the streets, hawking goods to tourists in freezing conditions.
Sa Pa requests tourists refrain from purchasing goods from child street vendors
To protect children from being forced to work as street vendors, authorities in Sa Pa, one of northern Vietnam’s most famed tourist destinations, are asking tourists to refrain from purchasing goods from young vendors.
Poverty, child labour and trafficking In Vietnam
Almost a year ago in October 2019, the world was shocked by a tragedy called the “Essex lorry deaths” which involved 39 people who were found dead in a refrigerated trailer in Britain.