A song writing contest about Agent Orange victims has recently been launched in Hanoi by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA) and the Vietnam Musicians Association. Entries should focus on encouraging AO victims to...
A seminar on Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims has been held in Coventry in England, the U.K., to help local residents understand more about the effects of the toxic chemical and call for support for the victims. Speaking at the event, Professor...
Vietnam has tried very hard to reduce its poverty rate and support the poor and the Vietnam Fatherland Front has held the ‘Day for the Poor’ for ten years. The movement has made very encouraging achievements through active response from various...
A weeklong program "Join hands for hunger and poverty reduction and nutrition improvement" was launched Oct 15 in Hanoi by the National Institute of Nutrition and the World Vision Vietnam. Organizers called on the government to develop appropriate...
Holcim Vietnam cement company Ltd gave 60 scholarships worth VND30 million to students who have difficult circumstance. The scholarships with name: “Holcim scholarship program goes to school with you”, were given to 60 students at school in Tan...
The Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee launched a “Month for the poor” on October 14. Millions of poor people across the country have been assisted by the group’s Fund for the Poor. Over the last 10 years, the Fund has received VND5,120...
Border guards of Vietnam’s central highlands province of Kon Tum have handed over 137 charity houses to the poor since early 2009. The beneficiaries are from 10 communes of the three border districts of Sa Thay, Ngoc Hoi and Dak Glei, the Cong An...
The Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs of Vietnam’s central highlands province of Kon Tum targets to provide vocational training courses 1,765 poor people. Local vocational training facilities have benefited 1,350 needy people, the...
A total of 150 storm-resistant houses have been handed over to 150 poor households in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Ngai whose houses were destroyed by Ketsana storm in 2009. The Vice President of the Quang Ngai Red Cross, Le Thi Thu, said the...
An international seminar entitled “Ethnic groups of Vietnam, China and ASEAN countries – Integration and Development” was held in Hanoi on October 21. The seminar focused on issues relating to ethnic people, including economic development and...
