The Ho Chi Minh City Association for Protection of Child Rights, in collaboration with Blue Dragon Children's Foundation, on September 11 launched a project on improving the effectiveness of intervention and assistance for children in special circumstances and at risk of falling into danger in the city.

Myanmar's Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement has provided aid for street children from Mandalay and Yangon region during COVID-19 pandemic under a project plan regarding preventive measures and response to COVID-19, according to a ministry's official.

A project to create a brighter future for disadvantaged children and youths in central Thua Thien-Hue province was launched during a workshop in Hue City on December 14.

Child abuse in central Binh Dinh province rose by 51.7 percent to 132 cases over the past five years compared to the 2006-2010 period, according to provincial police.