87% of Ho Chi Minh City teens spend 5-7 hours online daily: report
World 17:24 14/05/2026A new report from the Ho Chi Minh City administration shows that 87 percent of children aged 12-17 spend an average of five to seven hours online a day, raising concerns about personality development and risks of violence and abuse.
One-fifth of Australian teens still use TikTok, SnapChat after social media ban
World 10:07 13/03/2026SYDNEY -- One-fifth of Australian teenagers under 16 were still using social media two months after the country banned platforms from allowing minors, industry data showed, raising questions about the effectiveness of age-gating methods they are using.
Compatriots rescue Vietnamese teen sold to Cambodia
Vietnam News 15:20 03/07/2022The boy was forced to work for a Chinese-run online casino
Seven teens arrested for carrying out 20 robberies in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam News 10:41 13/03/2022The suspects often rode their motorbikes and scouted local streets for potential prey
Four teens arrested over stabbing death of ninth grader in southern Vietnam
Vietnam News 14:27 21/02/2022The suspects said they attacked the victim over a pre-existing conflict
Ho Chi Minh City police arrest teens for stealing 1,000 dogs in two months
Vietnam News 12:28 28/12/2021Officers have apprehended four suspects aged 17 to 18
Facebook will try to 'nudge' teens away from harmful content
World 14:35 11/10/2021A Facebook Inc executive said Sunday that the company would introduce new measures on its apps to prompt teens away from harmful content, as U.S lawmakers scrutinize how Facebook and subsidiaries like Instagram affect young people's mental health
Five teens killed in road crash during Mid-Autumn Festival in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:47 22/09/2021Seven teenagers were traveling on four motorbikes at high speed when they crashed into one another
15-year-old girl allegedly sold to prostitution racket in northern Vietnam
Vietnam News 15:33 29/08/2021The gild had had to serve her clients twice before escaping from the illegal ring
Vietnamese man arrested for blackmailing teen girl with shower video
Vietnam News 15:53 14/08/2021The man stole the girl's phone and used it to film her bathing
Vietnamese teen boy arrested for killing school principal in attempted robbery
Vietnam News 15:47 20/07/2021The boy used a knife to stab the school principal before fleeing the scene
Hanoi men jailed for buying sex from teenage girls
Vietnam News 14:41 06/07/2021They paid to have sex with five girls aged 12 to 15 between February and May last year
