The labour management board at the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan on February 12 contacted labour unions to gather updates and implement citizen protection measures for a Vietnamese worker who was assaulted by a Japanese national.

Concerted efforts and much tougher penalties are needed to prevent sexual abuse of children, a Ho Chi Minh City leader has said.

VOV.VN - Mayor of Hanoi capital Chu Ngoc Anh has directed the Hanoi Police to urgently investigate and strictly handle sexual assaults against foreign women in the West Lake area in Tay Ho district.

VOV.VN - Police forces in Hanoi are currently investigating a string of sexual assaults against foreign women in Tay Ho district, although several victims claim that similar attacks have happened for years.

VOV.VN - The police in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district invited four foreign victims of sexual assaults to the scenes of the crime on March 2 in order to conduct field investigations as a way of gathering more evidence and witness testimony.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi police have summoned an individual suspected of carrying out sexual assaults against foreign women in the capital.

VOV.VN - Police operating in Tay Ho district of Hanoi are searching for a group of Vietnamese suspects who are accused of targeting foreign women in the area.