Flood-affected people receive support from donors More than 1,500 poor people, of which 1,000 were children, in flood-affected Nam Trà My district of Quảng Nam Province received free examinations and medicine in a joint-health care charity programme by the Đà Nẵng-Hoàn Mỹ Hospital and VinaCapital Foundation.

American veterans deliver flood relief for Việt Nam More than 110 Americans have donated more than US$28,000 so far in a charity campaign organised by Ronald L. Haeberle, whose photographs of the My Lai Massacre turned American public opinion against the war. He was assisted by Chuck Searcy who co-founded Project RENEW with Hoàng Nam in 2001.

VAVA praised for efforts to care for AO victims Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc paid a visit to the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) on Wednesday, during which he praised the efforts, activeness and creativity of the association in protecting the rights of Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims as well as caring for and supporting them.

Exhibition features paintings by people with autism

A painting exhibition by artists with autism will open today at Megan Gallery in Ha Noi.

Poor district in Mekong Delta province gets new primary school Kim Đồng Primary School has been built in a remote area in Hậu Giang Province by Saigon Children’s Charity (saigonchildren), and it opened last week with more than 90 students.

HDBank named among best companies in Viet Nam

HDBank was honoured along with other leading companies such as Vinamilk, Vingroup, CP Vietnam, and Vietnam National Petroleum Group as being among the Top 50 Vietnam The Best at the ceremony to announce the country’s 500 largest companies (VNR500) last week in Hà Nội.

Art performance to be held for charity The event is expected to receive about VNĐ100 billion (US$4.3 million) from philanthropists.

Platelet donors help save the lives of many people

Nguyễn Thị N, 39, had to be rushed to hospital when she was 36 weeks pregnant because her platelet level was just 5 grams per litre of blood (G/L) while the normal human platelet count ranges from 150-400 G/L.

Pioneering wheelchair climb of Nina Tower Chinachem Group to support patients with spinal cord injuries Pioneering wheelchair climb of Nina Tower Chinachem Group to support patients with spinal cord injuries

Sanofi Christmas charity programme gives gifts to child patients at hospital Sanofi Vietnam has presented gifts worth nearly VND150 million (US$6,447) to more than 600 child patients at the HCM City Oncology Hospital as part of its Giac Mo Cho Em programme on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.