COMMUNITY

An agency in Nghe An Province has persuaded a fisherman to release a very rare tortoise to the sea.

The Overseas Vietnamese Association in France has raised funds for victims in central Vietnam who suffered during the floods in October 2010.

The “Vietnamese Colours” music gala for charity was held at the Tien Son Sports Palace on May 1.

A group of Vietnamese overseas students in Japan have decided to cook pho for nearly 900 Japanese evacuators struck by earthquake and tsunami.

Hundreds of students volunteer to join a charitable club to extend aid to poor patients at hospitals by donating blood, offering food and gifts.

Ba Be Lake, located in Bac Kan Province, is facing serious pollution problems resulting from unrestricted ore exploration.

The first batch of relief goods donated by Vietnam to Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami arrived at Narita airport.

Bui Van Chau, a 54-year-old man, runs an orphanage for children with physical and mental disabilities in Dong Nai Province near HCM City.

The Vietnamese government has given approximately 340,000 houses to poor households across the country.

Phung Thien Nhan, who was abandoned with his right leg and genitals bitten off in Quang Nam, now can jump up and down on his sole left leg.

Less than half of Europe's top 300 firms are publishing full and verified carbon emission data, a study showed .

Operation Smile Vietnam and the Hue Odonto-Maxillo-Facial Hospital will provide free surgery for children with cleft lips and palates next month.

The Japan International Cooperation Agency will help Vietnam build a national biodiversity database system.

The Hanoi Environment Group is organizing a series of activities in Hanoi to mark Earth Day 2011 on April 22.

Laos agreed to delay proceeding with a $3.8 billion hydropower dam because of concerns among neighboring countries.

Switzerland’s capital city, Bern, donated USD130,000 toward a water supply project in Ha Giang province’s Quan Ba District.

The construction of Xayaburi Dam in Laos could lead to the destruction of the Mekong River, experts have said.

The Mekong could generate as much power while causing less ecological damage if dams are restricted to tributaries.

The Vietnam National Institute of Ophthalmology will provide free eye surgeries to 200 disadvantaged people in Laos.