HANOI

VIETNAM IS IN turmoil after video footage of a teacher apparently slapping her student in the face went viral in the south east Asian country.

“While corporal punishment is accepted up to a reasonable point in the family home, it is not lawful in school in Vietnam,” explained Nguyen Van Duc, a school principal from Hue in the centre of the country. “What we see on that video footage is shocking. A teacher clearly hitting her younger student in the face.”

But what if the teacher is married to the student?

Nguyen Van Duc gave a shrug of the shoulders and an awkward smile.