Project raises funds for handicapped children

A project titled Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Ticket to Childhood), dedicated to help handicapped children in Vietnam, was launched on June 2.
Project raises funds for handicapped children ảnh 1Worthy cause: Each ticket sold to the Ionah variety circus of the Ve Di Tuoi Tho Project helps fund operations for handicapped children covered under the project (Source: VNS)

Hanoi (VNA) - A project titled Ve Di Tuoi Tho (Ticket to Childhood), dedicated to help handicapped children in Vietnam, was launched on June 2.

The project is the result of cooperation between the Thien Nhan and Friends Programme, under the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, and Ionah, a variety circus show.

Besides calling for contributions from all over the country from those generous enough to donate, Ve Di Tuoi Tho also aims to change the community’s outlook on charity.

The Ionah variety circus show will contribute money earned from the sale of 1,000 tickets issued for this summer’s performances for operations that are implemented within the Thien Nhan and Friends Programme.

The money from the tickets sold on June 2 was the first gift to the children covered under the programme.

The Ionah show is a combination of various entertainment arts forms, including circus acts, dancing - such as hip-hop and belly dance - and light shows. The show aims to provide the highest satisfaction to the audience.

To create an emotional experience, the show’s performances are based on Ionah’s love story. Each performer is a versatile artist who displays individual performance skills, as well as harmonious coordination with the other artists.

The Ionah show will perform every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at the Star Galaxy Theatre until August 31.

“We want the audience to realise tickets are not only pieces of paper. They can also bring happiness and belief,” Tran Mai Anh, the founder of the Thien Nhan and Friends Programme, said.

According to Mai Anh, each ticket sold as part of the Ve Di Tuoi Tho p roject will help children suffering from the loss of their private parts to lead a normal and peaceful life.

The Thien Nhan and Friends Programme, which is part of the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation, was established to help Thien Nhan, a three-day-old infant abandoned in a deserted garden in central Vietnam, who had lost one leg and his private parts. He was adopted by journalist Tran Mai Anh, who has been by his side through multiple operations in the past nine years to help him lead a normal life.

The programme has invited doctors from Italy and America to participate in nine medical missions through June - to consult and conduct over 200 free operations for over 600 handicapped children nationwide.-VNA

VNA

See more

Fishing vessels in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre (Photo: nongnghiep.vn)

Ben Tre works hard to handle ‘three no’s’ fishing vessels

The Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre will continue to strongly implement key tasks in combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing activities, especially completing the registration of ‘three no’s’ fishing vessels, according to the provincial People’s Committee.

Lion dancing at the programme (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese in Laos celebrate Lunar New Year

The General Association of Vietnamese People (GAVP) in Laos hosted a programme to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival 2025 in Vientiane on January 13 evening, gathering representatives from its member oganisations in Lao localities.

The apricot blossom street is a favourite check-in place for many visitors (Photo: VNA)

Tet Viet Festival opens in HCM City

The Tet Viet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) Festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on January 13, packed with various celebration activities, all infused with the distinct cultural identity of the nation, aiming to spread the values and spirit of traditional culture.

At the launching ceremony for the project to promote the replication of the One Stop Service Centre model, also known as Anh Duong House, in other localities across Vietnam, in Hanoi on January 13. (Photo: VNA)

UNFPA, KOICA pledge continued support to Vietnam to eliminate gender-based violence

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has allocated 5.5 million USD to fund two news projects to support the Government of Vietnam with technical and financial support from UNFPA to address gender-based violence against women and girls, especially marginalised groups such as people living with disabilities and LGBTQI+ communities.

“Discover Japan” with NHK World-Japan will be held from January 17 to 23 at Aeon Mall Ha Dong in Hanoi. (Photo: NHK)

NHK to introduce Vietnamese language service to audience

Japan's public media organisation, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), will host an event “Discover Japan with NHK World-Japan from January 17 to 23 at Aeon Mall Ha Dong in Hanoi to introduce its Vietnamese language and external information services to the general public in Vietnam.

At the court in Thai Binh province on January 13 to hand down verdicts to National Assembly deputies Luu Binh Nhuong and Le Thanh Van as well as their associates. (Photo: VNA)

Former legislators, associates sentenced in major corruption case

The People’s Court of the northern province of Thai Binh on January 13 handed down verdicts to former National Assembly deputies Luu Binh Nhuong and Le Thanh Van as well as their associates for extorting property and abusing positions and power to influence others for personal gain.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Dinh Ngoc Linh (L) visits a booth at the event (Phôt: VNA)

Vietnamese people in Malaysia, Thailand celebrate Tet

The Vietnamese Tet (Lunar New Year) space, jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia and the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA), officially opened at bbpark, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur capital city on January 11, marking the first time it has been held outside the premises of the embassy.

PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference on January 11 to review the VTV’s performance in 2024 and launch tasks for 2025. (Photo: VNA)

PM hails VTV’s contributions to national construction, safeguarding

The Vietnam Television (VTV) has excelled in popularising the Party's guidelines and the State’s policies while elevating public education and enriching the spiritual life of the people, contributing to national construction and defence, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed.

NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man presents gifts to families of revolutionary contributors in Tra Vinh province on January 11. (Photo: VNA)

NA leader presents Tet gifts to disadvantaged residents, armed forces in Tra Vinh

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival is approaching, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man visited and presented gifts to armed forces, families of revolutionary contributors, poor and near-poor households, ethnic minorities, and workers in difficult circumstances in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on January 11.