Society
Vietnam News Agency supports flood victims in central region
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s staff have donated 310 million VND (13,950 USD) for flood victims in the central region.
Society
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Vietnamese celebrities extend hands to flood victims
Vietnamese celebrities have launched fund raising campaigns to help flood victims in the center of the country. Some have traveled to the affected areas to deliver necessities to people in need.
Society
HCMC Red Cross chapter sees 224 pct rise in donations
The Ho Chi Minh City Red Cross Chapter in the last 5 years gave over 1.46 trillion VND to various charity and humanitarian activities, up 224 percent compared to the previous five-year period.
Society
Charity walk invites donations for poor children in Binh Thuan
Thousands people joined a charity walk in Phan Thiet City, central Binh Thuan province in the morning of July 19 to raise funds for disadvantaged children in the province.
Society
Fund-raising event gathers children in need
As many as 55 disadvantaged children from 11 provinces and cities gathered in Hanoi on May 30 where they met with State officials and donors.
ASEAN
Indonesia issues travel advisory to Zika-hit countries
The Indonesian Health Ministry issued a travel advisory for citizens wishing to travel to nations affected by Zika virus.
Society
Warm clothing urgently sent to hill children in need
The community, especially netizens, have joined hands in various charity activities to send help up to mountain ethnic minority groups who are struggling in the country’s record cold spell.
Society
Donations solicited for kids with heart disease
US organisation Giving It Back to Kids and the VinaCapital Fund will sponsor a charity drive for 33 underprivileged children with heart disease in the central city of Da Nang.
Society
Help for Quang Nam's needy
Hundreds of needy people in the central province of Quang Nam have received support from the Lifestart Foundation run by Australian Karen Leonard.
Society
Ca Mau province helps build houses for its poor
The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has decided to allocate two billion VND (90,000 USD) from the “For the poor” fund to help build houses for 80 needy local families.
Health
Organ donations could save thousands
Demand for body organs for life-saving transplants in Vietnam is high
but supplies are low. This is because hundreds of people with terminal
ailments - or their relatives - refuse to agree to donate vital body
parts, such as heart, kidneys or liver.
Health
Institute with limited blood left appeals for donations
The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has
asked for blood donations, saying the blood bank had only a week's
supply of blood left.
