The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has set a goal of handing over at least 1.5 million gifts to the poor and Agent Orange victims during its movement for traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2021.
The prolonged flooding in Vietnam’s central region has had a serious impact on the health of local residents. The 199 Police Hospital, in coordination with the Da Nang Trade Union, recently organised free health check-ups and provided medicine for local people in need, in a bid to ease their pain and suffering.
The Red Cross Society of Nghe An and Coca-Cola Company on December 8 inaugurated the Ekocenter, a centre for community activities, in the central province’s Cua Lo town, the 12th of its kind in Vietnam.
The ninth National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on September 20 sought measures to improve the efficiency of its local chapters and member organizations in encouraging the engagement of members and reinforcing the national solidarity bloc.
The State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA) has organised various activities to pay tribute to war martyrs and invalids, including those of the agency, on the occasion of the 72ndt Day of War Invalids and Martyrs (July 27).
A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy, the Vietnamese Women’s Association in Tanzania and Nguyen Photo Studio on May 18 presented gifts to children at Human Dreams Village, a local facility for orphans and disabled children.
President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited Bao Quoc pagoda, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue on May 5 to offer his congratulations on the occasion of the Buddha’s 2563rd birth anniversary.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU)’s Central Committee launched the youth month under the theme of “Volunteer young people for the community” and the tree planting festival during a ceremony in the south central province of Binh Dinh on February 24.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang mobilized nearly 34.5 billion VND (1.48 million USD) for the poor last year, 300 percent of its yearly target.
The Defence Ministry held a press conference in Hanoi on December 27 to announce outstanding results in building the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) in accordance with the Party’s resolutions and conclusions.
The Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is implementing a campaign to raise funds to support poor people and Agent Orange/dioxin victims on the occasion of the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The Health Ministry held a ceremony in Phu Ly city of northern Ha Nam province on October 21 to inaugurate outpatient departments of the new branches of Hanoi-based Bach Mai and Viet Duc hospitals.
Eighty-three children with cleft lip and palate in the Tay Nguyen Central Highlands will receive free health check-ups and surgeries as part of the Operation Smile Vietnam programme.
Citizens of Hoang Van Thu commune of Hanoi’s outlying district of Chuong My were provided with free health check-ups and medicine on August 16, as the area had been submerged by floodwater for three weeks.
The Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union along with the Vietnam Youth Federation and Vietnam National Union of Students in HCM City held a ceremony on August 12 to mark the 25 years of summer youth voluntary campaigns (1994-2018).
Over the past five-tear term of the National Assembly, the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has done a lot for the Cambodian people, helping raise public confidence in the upcoming general election.
Vietnamese enterprises operating in Cambodia have presented gift packages through the Association of Khmer-Vietnam in Cambodia to 100 poor households, including overseas Vietnamese and Cambodian families.
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh has requested military units in Cao Bang to well prepare for the fifth Vietnam-China border defence friendship exchange programme.
The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association has held a lot of activities in 2017 to contribute to tightening the friendship and solidarity between the two nations.