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Clean water supplies for AO victims in Hue
A network of piping to supply fresh water has recently been completed with funding provided by the Vietnam-US Dialogue Group on Agent Orange.
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Olympic Committee called on to act for AO victims
Secretary of the Britain-Vietnam Friendship Society Len Aldis has sent an open letter to the committee members of the London Olympic and Paralympic Games, reminding them of what Dow Chemical, which is to be a sponsor of the Games, has done to Vietnamese people with the use of toxic chemical Agent Orange.
Group exhibition displays new works at Galerie Quynh
Galerie Quynh is organizing a remarkable group exhibition featuring artists Hoang Duong Cam, Nadege David, Sandrine Llouquet, Tran Van Thao, Nguyen Trung and Lien Truong – with 25 works on show.
European weekend market in Hanoi
In Hanoi, the famous Tay (Western) Market lasts three hours from 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday morning. It is located in an alley on To Ngoc Van Street in Tay Ho District. Sellers and buyers are mostly foreigners.
US Congressman meets Agent Orange association
Robert Earl Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, met with the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi on Jan. 9, after his fact-finding tour of AO victims in Vietnam from Jan. 4.
US Congressman meets AO association
Robert Earl Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, has met with VAVA in Hanoi on Jan. 9.
Viet Nam Red Cross receives second Ho Chi Minh Order
The Viet Nam Red Cross Society has been conferred with the Ho Chi Minh Order for the second time for its contribution to the country's humanitarian activities on the occasion of its 65th anniversary.
City donates to Lao flood victims
HCM City on Friday presented the Lao Consulate General with a US$50,000 donation for flood victims in Champasak Province.
Korean NGO grants $40,000 to poor
The Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations co-operating with the Korean Association for Veteran Agent Orange (KAVAO) granted scholarships worth a total of US$40,000 to poor Vietnamese students across the country yesterday.
RoK television reaches out to help AO victims
The Republic of Korea’s MBC Television wants to support Agent Orange (AO) victims in Vietnam , MBC General Director Kim Jae Cheul said.
From Travel
New luxury bus to service City- Phnom Penh
HCM City — An extravagance bus service between HCM City and Phnom Penh has began in HCM City like a private-public co-operation effort to possess more Vietnamese vacationers visit Cambodia.The service was released on Friday through the Cambodian Tourism Ministry and NagaWorld Group."This really is yet another effort to bolster the great relationship between Viet Nam and Cambodia in tourism sector," stated Thong Khon, Cambodia's Tourism Minister.By opening an agent office in HCM City along with a number of
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Beaches, wildlife draw vacationers to central coast
by Hoai Nam Rooted in character: Wildlife viewers and outdoorsmen could be satisfied with a half-day tour within the Boy Tra Reserve. — VNA/VNS Photo Van Boy
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