The Japanese government will provide a non-refundable loan for the upgrading of Birla Children's Village in Hanoi as part of an agreement signed on September 21.
The Ministry of Home Affairs and the United Nations Volunteers Programme held a consultation in Hanoi on September 19 to discuss policies on youth’s voluntary activities.
Some Vietnamese companies, via the Cuba Embassy in Vietnam, have offered material support to Cuban people with a view to helping them to overcome consequences caused by hurricane Irma.
Up to 21,000 people participated in a blood donation campaign jointly by the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and Samsung Vietnam.
A programme entitled ‘A Jar of Love’ was launched in Ho Chi Minh City, on September 12, by the Vietnam SOS Children’s Villages to call for joint efforts to ensure that children don’t grow up alone.
Dantri Newspaper has transferred over VND120 million (USD,5300) in readers' donation to help an orphaned university student in An Giang Province undergo a kidney transplant.
A free cancer screening programme has been simultaneously launched at 18 medical facilities throughout eight provinces and cities across the country, targeting the early detection of several cancers for around 15,000 people.
The Norwegian Red Cross (NRC) has provided more than 7 million USD to help 21 localities nationwide cope with natural disasters and improve environmental hygiene over the past 21 years.
A poor couple in the central province of Nghe An Province is calling for financial support to help their two daughters who are both suffering from heart diseases.
A poor mother in the southern province of Dong Nai is calling for the community help as she herself faces cancer, while her daughter suffers from mental diseases.