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Pham Minh Triet "I want to kill him so bad, doctor. "I’ve wanted to do that for so many months now, but I couldn’t. "Every time I remember what happened to my daughter, I just want to find him and kill him," said a young man sitting across from me, his voice trembling. Sobbing next to him was his wife, as their four-year-old daughter sat beside them, motionless. The young couple, who ran a family business in Saigon, had not yet recovered after their daughter was sexually abused. The father showed me pictures of his child’s wounds, signs that the little girl had been violated in both body and mind. His anger was raw, anger with the fiend who abused his daughter, anger with the legal system that failed to deliver justice to his family, and anger with himself. He and his wife had come to me in the Mental Health Department, not just to heal their daughter, but also themselves. For the next 30 minutes, the man went through a rollercoaster of emotions: fear, anger, … [Read more...] about Vietnam has miles to go in dealing with sexual abuse of children

Doctors at Children’s Hospital 1 in HCM City perform radiofrequency catheter ablation on a seven-month-old baby with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and Ebstein anomaly, both of which cause a rapid heartbeat. — Photo courtesy of the hospital HCM CITY — Infants from the central and southern region with a severe irregular heartbeat who weigh less than 20 kilogrammes can now be treated with radiofrequency catheter ablation at Children's Hospital 1 in HCM City. Previously, children from the southern or central regions had to be treated at Việt Nam National Children's Hospital in Hà Nội. In the past, the procedure could be performed only on babies who weighed more than 20 kilogrammes by doctors at Chợ Rẫy Hospital and heart specialty centres in HCM City. Infants weighing less than 20 kilogrammes received only medicine, and if it failed, they were likely to die, according to Dr Vũ Minh Phúc, a consultant on … [Read more...] about Medical procedure saves under-20kg babies with irregular heartbeat

The signing ceremony was held in Hanoi under the witness of the Ministry of Education and Training Based on the globally-recognised and award-winning financial literacy programme Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids, the partnership with JA Vietnam is expected to benefit up to 7,336 children from 31 primary schools in Hanoi in the 2019-2020 academic year and will expand nationwide in the coming years. Building on the success of the Cha-Ching, Prudence Foundation has partnered with Junior Achievement Asia-Pacific in 2016 to develop an enhanced Cha-Ching Curriculum that supports teachers in instilling money-smart skills in students’ daily life. Since then, the curriculum has been actively implemented in public primary schools for Grade 4 students by teachers in eight markets: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Taiwan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Since its launch in 2017, the curriculum has reached more than 380,000 students, with over 8,000 teachers trained to deliver … [Read more...] about Prudential and JA Vietnam implement Cha-Ching Curriculum across Hanoi

Hard Rock Café HCM City will host an Xmas Workshop with Santa and his Elves on December 15. Hard Rock Café HCM City will host an Xmas workshop with Santa’s Elves on December 15. Photo from organiser’s Facebook page The event will include cookie tutorial classes, and a sock and card decorating corner for children and families. There will be movie screenings and a snack buffet, and children will have a chance to greet and take photos with Santa Claus and his elves. The event will take place from 2pm to 5pm. The venue is at 39 Le Duan Street in District 1. Entrance fee is VND295,000. VNS American man teaches English to the poor in Vietnam To help a child cope with destiny, it is be helpful to give them an education. New puppet shows over Christmas and New Year Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre will host two shows to celebrate Christmas and the New Year. Christmas atmosphere on Hang Ma Street As Christmas nears, colourful decorations have already … [Read more...] about Xmas workshop with Santa and his Elves at Hard Rock Café