Non-governmental organisation Habitat for Humanity Vietnam has kicked off a project to build 25 houses for disadvantaged families in flood-prone areas in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang.
Revolutionary martyr Phan Huu Duoc who unexpectedly returned after 40 years was recently granted subsidies entitled to him under current government policy.
The Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability has selected Vietnam as a venue for a target programme on increasing the capacity of disabled people in Southeast Asia.