At the “Spring for Children” programme (Source http://dantri.com.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 100 outstandingstudents afflicted with Agent Orange (AO)/Dioxin from Hanoi, Ha Nam, Hai Duong,Nam Dinh and Hai Phong have received gift packages and scholarships at therecent “Spring for Children” programme 2018.The event was jointly held by the VietnamJournalists Association, the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin,and the Hanoi Radio-Television Broadcasting in the capital city on February 2.Vice Chairman of the VietnamJournalists Association Ho Quang Loi said the association and pressagencies nationwide have launched a number of charitable activities for AO/Dioxinvictims and students with disabilities to ease their pains.The programme aims to call for social assistancefor AO/dioxin victims to overcome difficulties to pursue learning and have awarm Tet holiday, he said.He also called on organisations, businesses andindividuals to join hands to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds aswell as those with disabilities.During the programme, the audiences had a chance to enjoycircus and music performances and exchange with donors and AO victims.-VNA
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh and representatives from the Vietnam Red Cross Society on January 16 presented 100 Tet gifts valued at one million VND each to poor families and Agent Orange/Dioxin (AO) victims in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho. Visiting locals in Nhon Ai commune, Phong Dien district on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), Deputy PM Ninh, who is also member of the Party Central Committee and head of the Steering Committee for the Southwestern Region, wished them a New Year of health and prosperity. He called on the locals to continue…... [read more]
Individuals, companies and localities nationwide have been distributing Tet (Lunar New Year) gifts to disadvantaged people as the Tet holiday, the country's biggest festive season is approaching. Former Vice President Truong My Hoa offered 350 Tet gifts to ethnic and disadvantaged households in three communes in Chon Thanh district, the southern province of Binh Phuoc on January 13. The gifts, worth 350,000 VND (16.6 USD) each, were contributed by enterprises and scial organisations in Ho Chi Minh City via the Vu A Dinh fund. The same day, Vice Chairman of the southern Binh Duong provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Liem…... [read more]
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Hanoi Fund for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin Victims (HFAV) on Jan. 20 presented 50 gifts and two wheelchairs to AO victims in the city's Hai Ba Trung district on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Vu Quoc Khanh, Director of the VNA's Relief Fund for AO Victims said that, through VNA bureaus, the fund has regularly given gifts to AO victims across the country during Tet holidays. This move aims to join efforts with the entire society to help the victims lessen difficulties and improve their living conditions, Khanh added. On…... [read more]
The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Hanoi AO/dioxin Victims' Association on February 7 presented gifts to two war veterans who are heavily affected by the Agent Orange/dioxin on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. War veterans Nguyen Thanh Son and Nguyen Van Hien each received a gift worth 250,000 VND taken from the VNA's Fund for AO Victims Both Son and Hien are very difficult as their children suffer the serious after-effects of the AO/dioxin sprayed by the US troops during the Vietnam war. On the occasion, the VNA's Fund for AO Victims presented Tet gifts…... [read more]
(CPV) - In response to the "Tet for the poor and Agent Orange victims" campaign launched by the Central Association of Vietnam Red Cross, the Military Commercial Joint Stock Bank (MBBank) presented Tet gifts in Thanh Hoa and Thai Nguyen provinces. Accordingly, MBBank in collaboration with the Central Association of Vietnam Red Cross presented 200 Tet gift packages worth VND200,000 each for Agent Orange victims and the poor in Dong Son district, Thanh Hoa province and Pho Yen district, Thai Nguyen province. Ms. Cao Thuy Nga, Deputy General Director of the MBBank, said: During 18 years of development, MBBank has…... [read more]
