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Representative of the club said the event is scheduled to start at 9:30 am and run until 3:00 pm on the same day.  This year’s bazaar is considered as a special occasion for the Consular Club as it also is to celebrate the 25 years of friendship between Vietnam and the Consular Missions in HCMC which aim to provide humanitarian aid to disadvantaged people in Vietnam. The Consular Club focuses especially on aid for orphans, the disabled and the elderly and minority groups. Last year’s bazaar raised more than US$ 70,000 and with this money the club supported 12 projects including education scholarships for children and young adults, treatment for blindness in infants, infrastructures to deliver fresh water and the creation of an aquaponics system to create a sustainable food sources for an orphanage. This year’s entry tickets costs 100,000 VND for adults, and children under 6 accompanied by an adult can enter free of charge. In addition to the chance to buy a wide … [Read more...] about Consular Club to launch charity bazzar in Nov

The giving-program is co-organized by Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and Johnson & Johnson, Thai Nguyen Traffic Safety Committee. The program is part of activities under “Helmets for Kids” project in Vietnam, and in response to this year’s campaign “Traffic safety for kids” launched by the National Traffic Safety Committee. It also aimed to raise awareness about helmet use and road safety among students, teachers and the community. Following the success of previous school year, this year the program continues to being launched in four provinces including Quang Nam, Gia Lai, Yen Bai and Thai Nguyen. As per plan, some 5,075 hi-quality helmets are planned to offer to 31 primary schools in Thai Nguyen during the academic year of 2018-2019. N.H –Translated by T.Tran … [Read more...] about Nearly 1,600 hi-quality helmets presented to primary students in Thai Nguyen Pro

The Hanoitimes - A painting contest themed “I love Hanoi – a peaceful city” took place in Hanoi on May 27. In the spirit of International Children day, the contest jointly held by Hanoi Association of Friendship Organizations (HAUFO) and Hanoi Peace Committee, Hanoi Children’s Palace, attracts more than 100 children, aged 5-15, from Hanoi and several countries like India, Russia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines who are living in the city. Illustrative photo The event was a chance to encourage the creativeness of children and strengthen friendship and solidarity between Vietnamese and foreign children. The organising board announced the award structure including one special prize, two 1st prizes, three 2nd prizes, five 3rd prizes, ten consolation prizes and nine speciality prizes.  Tran Thi Phuong, HAUFO’s Vice President, in her opening remark, expressed the hope that contest attendants today would send their love for the peace, the nation, the … [Read more...] about More than 100 Vietnamese, foreign children draw about Hanoi

Chairman of People’s Committee in Long Phu District Kim Hen June 13 announced Khmer man Kim Thai , a lottery ticket seller to become a public servant. Thai used to be a student of local Pedagogy college but he had to drop out of schools because of his family’s poverty to sell lottery tickets. In 2010, he enrolled in in a long-distance-education law program of Can Tho University. He finished the program in 2015 despite being busy with earning his living and taking care of his own family. In 2017, the province authority organized a competition to recruit public servant and Thai achieved score of 233. Many residents admired his good learning spirit. Thai said he has never stopped learning; moreover, he thought he has to try more to well fulfil tasks because he wishes to serve people better as contribution to build the country.By TUAN QUANG – Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: Lottery ticket seller civil servant Soc Trang province Khmer … [Read more...] about Lottery ticket seller becomes civil servant

Wife of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Tran Nguyet Thu, accompanied wife of the Lao PM, Naly Sisoulith and wife of the Thai PM, Naraporn Chan-o-chan to visit the museum while their spouses are busy on the final day of the GMS-6 Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit. The ladies were introduced about the history of the museum and told about great stories of Vietnamese women in wartime as well as in peacetime. They also learnt about the life of local women through exhibitions of roles of women in family, women in history, and women’s costumes of various ethnic minority groups. The Thai and Lao ladies expressed their respect for the good virtues of Vietnamese women and their contribution throughout the country’s history. They also raised many questions about the uniqueness of Vietnamese women in different regions. After their tour around the museum, the ladies enjoyed a performance of “chau van”, the ritual music and … [Read more...] about Spouses of GMS leaders learn about life of Vietnamese women in history