COMMUNITY

A team of orthopedic surgeons from Switzerland gave free medical check-ups to disable children in the northern province of Tuyen Quang on June 5-6.

Vietnam along with nearly 90 countries from across the world took part in a charity fair in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, to raise funds for disadvantaged children.

Julia Lescova, the winner of Best Model of The World 2006, will come to Vietnam to participate in “Beauty and Benevolence” programme in HCM City on June 8.

Operation Smile plans to provide surgeries at no cost to at least 2,000 children suffering from childhood facial deformities in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese-Canadian bubble artist Fan Yang is back in Vietnam for 13 shows in Hanoi and charity activities across the country later this month.

The Ben Tre provincial Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin presented 30 houses for families of Agent Orange victims.

Enterprises in HCM City have more active policies for corporate social responsibility than those in Hanoi, according to a recent report.

Fans bidding in a charity online auction to buy a teacup used once by pop diva Lady Gaga had offered $50,000 by Tuesday, with five days left before the hammer falls.

Disabled Chinese ballet dancers Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei will perform in Hanoi in a charity show this weekend.

A charity bazaar was held in Tokyo on April 18 by the Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (AFLS) to raise funds for social welfare activities and natural disaster victims.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs in coordination with the WB and UNICEF hosted a seminar in Lam Dong to share their experiences in implementing programmes to provide money to poor children.

A man in Can Tho City has set up a free mineral water stall and offering free vegetarian meals four days a month.

The programme “Connecting the Hearts” was held in New York to raise fund and call for assistance to children with heart disease in Vietnam .

Over 43,000 school children will receive access to eyecare treatment in the southern province of Ba Ria Vung Tau thanks to a project run by the International Centre for Eyecare Education.

Care International in Vietnam has made many practical contributions to assisting 5,000 households affected by floods in An Giang, a provincial agency has said.

Operation Smile will organise a charity art auction and gala dinner in HCM City on May 26 to raise funds for 500 surgeries for Vietnamese children.

A night of live music and entertainment will take place at the Australian Embassy in Hanoi on March 30 to raise funds for seriously ill children across Vietnam.

American veteran Mike Boehm comes to Vietnam every March, over the last 18 years, to assist poor women in the central province of Quang Ngai.

The Chinese Group Tiens donated USD60,000 to Vietnamese Agent Orange victims, through the Vietnam Association for AO/Dioxin Victims, according to the Group’s President Li Yin-yuan.