More than 800 children from southern ethnic minorities have enjoyed a
three-day cultural festival, the fifth of its kind in Ninh Thuan
province, since June 17.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) remains strong
commitments to addressing issues that children are facing, especially in
conflict situations, said Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, Permanent
Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations.
The Vietnam Children Sponsor Fund and the Bao Viet Life Insurance
Corporation signed a cooperation agreement in Hanoi on June 16 to
grant 1,200 bicycles to poor children to support them in pursuing
education.
A summer camp for bright disadvantaged pupils in the provinces of An
Giang, Ben Tre, and Dong Thap and Can Tho city, and children of soldiers
stationed on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and DK1 marine defense
platform will be held in Da Lat from June 22-26.
Thousands of families have flocked to the SEA Games Carnival near the
Singapore Sports Hub to enjoy a taste of sporting activities themselves
while the 28th SEA Games is still on the go.
As many as of 280 children, who made the most outstanding performance
following Uncle Ho’s teachings, were honoured at a national congress in
Hanoi on June 13.
More than 335,000 children from 1-14 years of age in the northern
mountainous province of Son La have received measles-rubella vaccination
during a drive conducted between September 2014 and January 2015, it
was reported at a conference in June 10.
The Football for All in Vietnam (FFAV) programme, funded by the Norway
Football Federation, organised its third community football tournament
for children.
The Ministry of Health and the Fund for people living with HIV-AIDS
visited and presented gifts to affected at the Social-Labour-Education
No.2 in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district on June 2.
A total of 282 children nationwide will be honoured for their
outstanding performance in the time-honoured emulation campaign among
Vietnamese children to follow Uncle Ho’s teachings at a national
congress this month.
The 7th edition of the charity concert “Nhung Trai Tim Dong Cam”
(Sympathy Hearts) took place at the Hanoi Opera House on May 30, with
the aim of raising funds for children with disabilities.
Some events have been held around the country on Children’s Day June 1
this year in an attempt to call on the community to better protect and
care for children health.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Head of the Government Steering
Committee on Crime Prevention, urged relevant agencies to verify the
news report published in The Guardian newspaper that 3,000 Vietnamese
children were trafficked to the UK and forced to engage in illegal
activities.
A festival for children will be held at the Culture-Tourism Village of
Vietnamese ethnic groups in Dong Mo, Hanoi, from May 29 to June 1, which
is International Children’s Day.
Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan met with 55 disadvantaged students from
all over the country with excellent academic records on May 28 on the
occasion of International Children’s Day (June 1).
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue is running a water safety
and survival skills programme for local schools in order to reduce the
number of cases of drowning among children in the locality.
Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Hong Lan,
accompanied by the heads of the National Fund for Vietnamese Children
(NFVC), visited children being treated for facial anomalies at the
Vietnam-Cuba Friendship Hospital, Hanoi on May 26.
Art programme “Nhung Trai Tim Dong Cam” (Sympathy Hearts) this year will
donate over 1 billion VND (45,800 USD) to impoverished children and
children with disabilities, said the organising board.
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