A ceremony to start the VPBank Hanoi Marathon was held in the heart of Hanoi on October 20, with 7,000 professional and amateur athletes taking part, over 1,500 of them foreigners.
The VPBank Hanoi Marathon has become an official international marathon tournament in the capital city, the organising board told a press conference in Hanoi on October 16.
Around 2,300 domestic and foreign runners took part in the second Dalat Ultra Trail International Marathon which officially opened in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on March 16.
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) has
funded the construction of three charity houses for families of AO
victims in the northern province of Nam Dinh.
Capital support, vocational training for treated drug addicts and
prostitutes are considered as positive measures to help them seek steady
jobs, not repeat the crimes and reintegrate into communities. However,
the rate of employed people remains low, therefore, to further promote
the effectiveness of this assistance policy, more appropriate measures
are needed.
The Vietnamese Students’ Association in
Japan, in coordination with the Japan-Vietnam Association (JVA), held
a music gala on December 12 to raise money for the victims of typhoon
Ketsana.
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