Under a new decision of the Government, poor and near-poor children, and children living at social sponsor centers across the country that have innate heart diseases will be given free-of-charge heart surgeries if they need one. Also according to the decision, which was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan and takes effect on November 20, children listed for heart surgeries will be given food and travel allowances during their surgical time. Specifically, the food allowance is set at VND50,000 (US$2.4) per day during 15 days. In the past years, the financing of heart surgeries for poor children totally depended on contributions by sponsors which can be organizations or individuals. Therefore, the number of poor or near-poor children who have been given free heart surgeries is very low. In related news, the Vietnamese charitable organization "Understanding the Heart" and the Vietnam Youth Federation on October 22 signed an agreement to implement the program titled "Connect … [Read more...] about Vietnam to give free heart surgeries to poor children next month
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Conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe to perform in Vietnam
Toyota Classics 2013 is the 16th annual concert held in Vietnam by Toyota Motor Asia - Pacific and Toyota Motor Vietnam, in cooperation with Vietnam Performing Arts Centre (Dept. of Performing Arts - Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism). The event will bring classical music lovers in Vietnam a remarkable program of symphonic masterpieces from Eastern Europe music to Piazzolla under the conduction of conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe. Beside the world-famous artists, the show will present to music lovers the talented Vietnamese violinist Nguyen Huu Nguyen. During the past years, Toyota Classics have been successfully organised and become one of the most eagerly awaited musical events of the year. The event not only makes contributions to Vietnamese cultural development, but also creates an opportunity for local music students and teachers to learn via performances of world-famous orchestras./. … [Read more...] about Conductor Charles Olivieri-Munroe to perform in Vietnam
Vietnam wins international U21 football championship after deadly penalty shoots
(CPV) - Seeing a 1-1 draw after the two halves, the U21 Vietnam football squad won U21 Sydney in the deadly penalty shoots with 4-1, topping the international U21 football championship which took place in the central coastal province of Ninh Thuan. In the final match on October 23, as many as 10,000 fans gathered, encouraging both players from Vietnam and Australia. In the qualifying round, U21 Vietnam lost 0-4 to U21 Sydney rivals. The two sides demonstrated a balanced situation in most time of the first half. However, in the 44th minute, beginning from a long-range pass, fullback players from Vietnam lost the ball, thus creating a favourable moment for Joshua MacDonald to make the opening score. Right after that, head coach Dinh Van Dung replaced attacker Van Thanh with Dinh Bao. The performance of the Can Tho city-origin player actively supported the power of U21 Vietnam squad. In the 64th minute, once again from a long-range pass, Dinh Bao smartly entered into the penalty area, … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins international U21 football championship after deadly penalty shoots
Vietnam claim title in thrilling penalty shoot-out
Nhan Dan Online - Vietnam were crowned champions of the 2013 Thanh Nien (Youth) Newspaper International U-21 Football Tournament after a thrilling 4-1 penalty shoot-out win over Sydney on October 23. >> Vietnam off to flying start at international U-21 football tournament Amid strong supported from home fans, U-21 Vietnam began the match with excitement, surprisingly overwhelming the guests, who were considered much stronger. Against the run of play, Sydney struck first with an opener from Joshua one minute before half-time. Sydney's fragile advantage did not last long. Five minutes after the hour mark, Van Thuan threaded a clever pass to Dinh Bao, who beat the Sydney goalkeeper to pull Vietnam even, forcing the game into a penalty shoot-out, which Vietnam won 4-1. The championship title earned Vietnam the trophy and US$12,000 in prize money, while runners-up Sydney received US$7,000. Malaysia edged out Myanmar 2-1 in the third-place match to claim a US$5,000 cash prize. … [Read more...] about Vietnam claim title in thrilling penalty shoot-out
Vietnam, Russia Communist parties enhance relations
Nhan Dan - Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and Head of the PCC's Organisation Commission, To Huy Rua met with Russian Communist Party (RCP) First Secretary Gennady Zyuganov in Moscow on October 23 to discuss co-operative measures. In a cordial atmosphere of mutual understanding, the two officials discussed the situation in each country and party, exchanged working experiences and discussed party building, party organisation and measures to enhance bilateral co-operation. The Russian official affirmed the RCP's support for the policies of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian Government and Parliament on prioritising comprehensive co-operation with Vietnam in the power, atomic energy and oil and gas sectors. He promised to do his utmost to help realise bilateral agreements and deepen the Vietnam-Russia strategic partnership. On the same day, Politburo member Rua met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia Communist parties enhance relations