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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.
US Congressman visits Vietnamese AO victims
Robert Earl Filner, a member of the US House of Representatives, arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 4, beginning an 8-day visit to Vietnam to learn about the life of local AO victims.
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.
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ASEAN task pressure talks about mental health
The very first meeting from the ASEAN task pressure on mental health has been heldin Hanoi from May 23-25, with associates from regional and globalorganisations participating. Addressing the openingceremony, Deputy Minister of Public Health, Nguyen Thi Xuyen stated theevent offers nations an opportunity to share good practices in protectingmental health, adding to strengthening cooperation within the regionand fulfilling the aim of “Healthy people, healthy ASEAN”. Xuyen known as on nations to
Desperate people get free facial, eye surgery
Forty-two kids with harelips and cleft palates within the two CentralHighlands provinces of Dak Nong and Dak Lak have obtained free check-upsand procedures. The programme for poor children inremote and ethnic minority areas, worth about 500 million VND, wascarried out and based on the Center for Research and Aid forOperation Smile (OSCA) at Dak Nong province’s general hospital from May19-21. OSCA Director Bui Tu Anh stated this isthe very first time the center provides free check-ups and surgical
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