The US non-profit organisation Clear Path International announced US$500,000 in aid has been adopted by US President Barack Obama’s administration to help victims of unexploded ordnance left over from the war in Vietnam.
A poor couple in the northern province of Quang Ninh is calling for community help to save their children who are both suffering from dangerous diseases.
Funds of VND80 million have been raised by local authorities in Quang Ngai Province to help build a house for a father and son who lived in the forest for decades.
Free Wheelchair Mission and Give It Back to Kids have donated 550 wheelchairs to people with disabilities in six cities and provinces across the country.
An exchange highlighting the spirit of victims of Agent Orange/dioxin was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 10 as part of activities nationwide to mark the 52nd anniversary of the first spraying of the toxic chemical by
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan on August 3 visited and presented gifts to families of victims of Agent Orange/dioxin in the northern mountainous province of Bac Giang.