Monday, January 31, 2011

Youth violence grows in fast-changing Vietnam

By Tran Thi Minh Ha

Parents now have less time for the family as they pursue material wealth, he said.

"In the society now, people only pay attention to earning money and spending it rampantly," said Toan.

Now, even though traditional moral principles are taught at school, those virtues are not reinforced at home because parents are focused more on improving their lifestyle, and this leaves youngsters confused, he added.

After years of poverty following the country's reunification in 1975 at the end of the Vietnam War, communist Vietnam in 1986 began to embrace the free market under economic reforms known as "doi moi".  Read more…

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