Hanoi (VNA) – Immediately after learning about the beating of a Vietnamesewoman by her Korean husband, the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea(RoK) contacted local agencies to request investigation and strict handling of thecase in line with RoK law, thus preventing the occurrence of similar violence.

Theinformation was released by spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs (MoFA) Le Thi Thu Hang in response to reporters’ queries regardingVietnam’s moves to protect the Vietnamese citizen in Hanoi on July 9.

Accordingto the spokesperson, the embassy has contacted the victim and sent representativesto visit her. Hang added that the embassy stays ready to take necessary citizenprotection measures to safeguard legitimate rights and interests andaspirations of the Vietnamese woman, who is now under treatment at a hospitalwith tight security.

Thespokesperson said the MoFA had held a working session with the RoK Embassy inVietnam to express Vietnam’s concern over the case, adding that the RoK sidenoted regrets for the incident and pledged to pay special attention to it.

Hangsaid the number of marriages between Vietnamese and Koreans has increased over recentyears. Most couples have a stable life, but conflicts happen in some families fordifferent reasons.

Shewent on to say that to protect the rights and interests as well as happiness ofVietnamese-Korean families, Vietnamese officials at all levels have discussedthese matters with the RoK side.

TheMoFA has taken many citizen protection measures, including asking competentagencies and social organisations of the RoK to teach Korean language andculture, provide vocational training and create jobs for Vietnamese citizensmarried to Koreans.

Besides,it has established a cooperation mechanism with the RoK Migrant Women’sEmergency Support Centre to exchange information and swiftly address emergencycases relating to Vietnamese brides in the country, while closely coordinatingwith the RoK Ministries of Justice, Foreign Affairs, and Gender Equality andFamily to deal with incidents involving Vietnamese citizens married to Koreans.

Theministry has regularly brought the issue up during annual consular consultationmeetings between Vietnam and the RoK, and asked the RoK side to tightencoordination and take measures and policies to ensure stable and happy mixed-racefamilies, according to the spokesperson.

The case of violence made headlines in both countries over the weekend,after a video went viral of a 36-year-old Korean man punching and kicking hisVietnamese wife in the presence of their two-year-old son. The violence leftthe woman with a broken rib and other injuries that require four weeks oftreatment.

The man, a resident of Yeongam, South Jeolla province, about 390km southof Seoul, reportedly beat his wife for three hours on July 4 for not speakingKorean well before he was put under emergency detention. He has been arrestedand detained for eight days for investigation.-VNA