The National Volunteer Award 2016 has been launched in Hanoi to honour organisations and individuals who actively engage in voluntary activities for the benefit of the community.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its new, five-year, US$26-million project to strengthen and sustain Việt Nam’s HIV and AIDS response.
The American Red Cross (ARC) will continue cooperating with and assisting the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) in humanitarian activities, said ARC Senior Vice President for International Operations Harold Brooks.
DtiNews readers have donated VND41 million (USD1,952) to an orphaned girl in the central province of Quang Binh who now has to take care of her younger brother with mental health issues.
A man in the northern province of Hung Yen is calling for financial support to help cover treatment for both his wife and son who are suffering from a serious disease.
Plan International has signed an agreement with the provincial government of Quang Tri that allows the global organization to run new programs in the province to improve the lives of needy children.
A poor widow in the northern province of Hai Duong, who is on the verge of death due to breast cancer, is calling the public support for her three children with an uncertain future.
Volunteers participating in the Red Journey, an annual blood donation campaign, started their northern leg in Hanoi on July 10 which will travel through 12 northern cities and provinces.
Dtinews transferred over VND136m (USD6,200) donated by readers to siblings in Bac Giang Province who are struggling to live with their old grandmother after losing both parents.
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other UN agencies pledge to help Vietnam bring their support closer to the most disadvantaged and vulnerable children, said UNICEF representative in Vietnam Youssouf Abdel-Jelil.
A poor widow in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau is on the verge of death due to serious disease, leaving her three children facing a gloomy future.