Music Show Raises Funds for Poor Overseas Vietnamese

A charity music was held for the third time in Ho Chi Minh City on December 1 to raise funds for poor overseas Vietnamese (OV) in Laos and Cambodia. The show was co-organized by the Sponsor Committee, the Fund for Overseas Vietnamese Communities (FOVC), IMC Vietnam JSC and other sponsors and enterprises. On the occasion, contributors who have supported poor OV and helped strengthen links among Vietnamese were also honored. Truong My Hoa, Chairwoman of FOVC and former Vice President, said the overseas Vietnamese are an inseparable part of Vietnam and it is necessary to help them improve their lives and promote cultural exchanges.  The previous shows in 2009 and 2010 raised VND30 billion for Vietnamese residents in Laos and Cambodia. FOVC has contributed VND60 billion to 120 OV projects so far. (vovnews.vn Dec 2)