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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.

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.

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Documentary fest debuts in Dong Nai

DONG NAI — Two workshops concentrating on making documentaries for television will open the very first Southern Area TV Documentary Film Festival in Dong Nai Province today.The festival has been locked in Bien Hoa City's Buu Lengthy Tourist Park.The big event has attracted filmmakers and producers from 41 TV and r / c in addition to film companies in the area.The 3-day festival is organised through the Dong Nai Tv and radio and it is partners. It's designed: "Viet Nam and it is people while renewal and

Culture Vulture (May, 23 2012)

Composer Vu Nhat Tan intends to debut his work on the inaugural LA Worldwide Audio Festival in La from May 9 to 26.Tan spoke about his work.You stated that the latest piece for that orchestra was inspired by and modified in the book of poetry The Song of Napalm through the American poet Bruce Weigl. How was the collaboration setup?I met the Southwest Chamber Music orchestra in 2008 once they first co-operated with Viet Nam. This Year, I had been a guest artist in another