Wang Fuman, a primary school student in southwest Yunnan province, gained the moniker “Frost Boy” after his principal shared a photo online of his rosy cheeks and icy hair, Chinese media reported this week. According to the state-owned China News Service agency, the teacher who took the photo said it generally takes Wang more than an hour to make the 4.5km journey from his home to the school. The temperature was -9 degrees Celsius the day the photo was taken, China News Service reported. Other photos online appeared to show Wang’s chapped and swollen hands atop a near-perfect exam sheet. Following news of his plight, donations have flooded in to help the school, which reportedly does not have heating due to the lack of funding. The provincial foundation had collected about 300,000 yuan (US$46,300) as of Wednesday afternoon. Each student will individually receive 500 yuan (US$77) to help them stay warm in winter. According to China Daily, donations have now reached more than 17 million yuan (US$2.61 million). The report added that the boy’s father has also received a job offer in his hometown in Yunnan province from a construction company. The plight of “left-behind children” like Wang, whose parents work in cities while their children stay behind in the village with siblings and grandparents, has been hotly discussed in recent years. “We still haven’t done enough work to help the poor,” one commenter on the Twitter-like Weibo platform said. Another user noted: “China has a lot of kids like this.” Poverty… [Read full story]
AIP donates helmets to students in Yen BaiVan Ly The Asia Injury Prevention Foundation (AIP) in collaboration with the National Committee of Transportation Safety on Monday organized an event to donate 1,500 helmets to students of six primary schools in the northern province of Yen Bai. Sponsored by the U.S.-based Johnson & Johnson company specializing in consumer products, medical devices and pharmaceutical products, the helmet donation project has entered its sixth year. Quality helmets have earlier been donated to students in various localities under a program launched six years ago. In the school year 2017-2018, the project is expected to…... [read more]
On this occasion, the representative of the AIA Vietnam presented 70 bicycles and gifts as well as 5 life insurance free contracts (worth VND 20 million each) to 75 needy students totaling VND 225 million. This year, the program plans to organize 12 main events nationwide to present 1,500 bicycles to needy students throughout the country.According to AIA Vietnam General Director Wayne Besant, through the “Journey of Life” program, poor Vietnamese students will have opportunity to continue their studies and look to their brighter future. He also hoped that other social organizations and businesses will pay more attention to poor…... [read more]
Outlook (06-04-2007) by Nguyen Minh Huyen US missile shield stirs European debate A United States plan to set up part of its missile defence programme in Europe has resulted in heated discussions across the continent and in Britain as the public debates the pros and cons of the missile shield. Citing possible attacks from countries like Iran or North Korea, the US has pushed ahead a plan to install a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. Besides these two countries, Britain has also embraced the plan, agreeing to host parts of the shield. Under the plan, a…... [read more]
Gifts include books, study tools, and 260 sets of clothes worth more than VND 20 million. On the occasion, the Center's officers and staff also donated 30 cushions to the school and continued to implement programs to support two needy students in the new school-year with VND 210,000 each per month. The Center's activity is a great encouragement for teachers and students of the Toa Tinh Primary School to fulfill their assigned mission in the 2017-2018 academic year. Translated by Chung Anh... [read more]
PANO - The organizing panel of the "Truong Son Sentiment" program, Sai Gon Giai Phong Newspaper and the Study Encouragement Society of Quang Tri province, on September 16th, held a ceremony to present 200 scholarships to needy students in Quang Tri province. Part of a VND 2 billion package from the Vietnam Export and Import Bank (Eximbank), the scholarships are presented to needy children, including children of war veterans, volunteer youths and labourers who fought on the Truong Son battlefield. Previously, the program also presented 100 scholarships to needy students in Duc Hoa High School in Duc Hoa district, Long…... [read more]
