Large irrigation project comes to a standstill
An irrigation project worth VND300 billion in Thua Thien Hue Province has been postponed because of environmental threats.
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Vietnamese in Germany raise funds for AO victims
The Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on July 31 hosted a ceremony to raise funds for Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims.
Vietnamese in US raise funds for AO victims
The Vietnamese and US people in New York raised funds for the Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims at a get-together on July 27.
European Overseas Vietnamese help AO victims
The Vietnamese community in Great Britain, Italy and Germany raised almost USD8,000 on July 25 for Agent Orange/dioxin victims in the homeland.
Recycled batteries pose drain on villages
A number of Vietnam’s handicraft villages are seriously polluted through their practice of battery recycling.
Floods destroy houses, crops in Lao Cai, Nghe An
Flash floods raged through Lao Cai and Nghe An provinces, destroying at least 37 houses and dozens hectares of crops.
HCM City provides more care to disadvantaged children
HCM City plans to invest VND30 billion in five projects to heighten protection for underprivileged children.
Vietnamese in Malaysia help AO victims
The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on July 22 hosted a ceremony to raise funds for Vietnamese Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims.
Rag pickers go to school at rubbish dump
A Samaritan has begun to take classes for adult rag pickers close to a rubbish dump in Da Nang where most of them earn their livelihoods.
UN says climate change threatens world security
Climate change is generating a brew of extreme weather events that threaten global security, the UN chief said.
US naval soldiers play music for Vietnamese disabled children
The orchestra of the US 7th Fleet on July 17 organized a special show for disabled kids in Ngu Hanh Son district in the central city of Danang.
Fishing with explosives threatens hydropower dam
Ho Ho hydropower dam in the central province of Quang Binh is being threatened by locals using explosives to catch fish.
Nearly 7,000 houses presented to poor people in remote areas
Up to 6,901 houses have been built for the poor in border areas and on islands over the past 3 years, according to a conference in Hanoi on July 19.
DTiNews extends helping hand to poor students
DTiNews readers have participated in a campaign to donate one million notebooks to children in disaster-hit localities.
Disabled, disadvantaged children receive care
The US's Johnson & Johnson Medical SA Inc. will provide $80,000 to help disabled and disadvantaged children in Hanoi.
Hanoi’s rubbish-strewn ‘road to hell’
One of Hanoi’s outer ring roads has been turned into a rubbish-strewn muddy track.
Central Highlands' last rosewood forest close to extinction
Dak Uy, the only rosewood forest in the Central Highlands, is close to complete destruction because of illegal logging.
People with disabilities empowered through sports
Two international NGOs have donated 20 sport wheelchairs worth around $6,400 to Vietnamese people with disabilities.
Celebrities to walk 1,500 kilometres for charity
Doan Trang and Thanh Bach, hosts of the latest season of "Buoc Nhay Hoan Vu" will become goodwill ambassadors for a charity programme.
Over VND949 billion donated for the disadvantaged
The Vietnam Red Cross mobilised more than VND949 billion (USD46 million) through a number of movements in the first half of 2011.
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