Old woman gives free blankets to disadvantaged people

Using her skilled hands, she makes unique blankets with different kinds of fabric, colours and patterns

Barber truck offers free haircuts to people in need

There is nothing unusual about barber shops, but in HCM City there is a barber shop that moves.

Artist brightens sick kids' days with paintings

Many people in the central province of Quảng Trị may know Trương Đình Dung as a charitable man, but they may not know he's also an accomplished artist.

HDBank profit up 25.3 per cent in 2019, non-performing loans under 1% The HCM City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank (HOSE: HDB) has just released its audited financial statements for 2019, which show pre-tax profit increased by 25.3 per cent to VNĐ5.018 trillion (US$215.45 million), its highest ever.

Charity kitchen provides fresh meals to poor

A charity kitchen in Vĩnh Thuận District's health centre is set up to serve free meal for the people in need.

Army physicians battle age to help the needy

After returning wounded from the American War during the seventies, many military physicians decided to continue their mission to help people in need.

Japanese doctor brings light to visually-impaired

Over the past 17 years, Japanese doctor Tadashi Hattori has become a friend to many visually-impaired patients in remote and disadvantaged areas of Việt Nam, particularly those in Quảng Ninh, Thái Nguyên, Bắc Kạn, Bình Phước and Cà Mau.

US veteran finds healthy way of life volunteering in VN

In his retirement, 71-year-old Michael Gormalley enjoys living and volunteering in Việt Nam for five or six months and then returning to his home in Florida for the remainder of the year.

Journeys of love take poor people home for Tết

In the central city of Đà Nẵng, the provincial hospital and other sponsors helped more than 200 poor patients go home to nearby provinces such as Quảng Nam and Quảng Ngãi.

Hospitals create a joyous Tết for patients

Many hospitals in HCM City are carrying out programmes to help their patients enjoy the Lunar New Year season, or Tết, which falls this year on January 25.