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Excellent female student from a poor family
Her mother, Pham Thi Su, 47, is an ex-soldier, is ill. Because of her ailment, all savings have been spent on her medicine and hospital fees -
HIV-infected people given monthly allowances
HIV/AIDS infected adults living at State-owned welfare centres will be given monthly allowances of at least 140,000 VND, while child patients at these centres will receive at least 210,000 VND. -
The road home for overseas Vietnamese students
Vietnam is witness to a new trend: Students who went abroad for advanced studies like doctorates are returning home in greater numbers than ever before after completing their studies. -
Vietnamese women in Taiwan protest against MP's remarks
Dozens of Vietnamese women married to Taiwanese have protested in Taipei over comments made by a member of parliament for the local Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) party, ABC News reported Tuesday. -
Vice President donates blood at charity festival
Vice State President Truong My Hoa gave her blood at a charity festival held in Ha Noi on April 4 as a call for blood donation on the occasion of the Voluntary Blood Donation Day. -
Vietnam spends over US $24 million on HIV/AIDS control
The fight against HIV/AIDS in Vietnam has absorbed US $24.06 million of public fund over the 2001-05 period, said Deputy Finance Minister Huynh Thi Nhan. -
Training on project management for the staff of the Vietnam Women’s Union
In February 2006, over 100 W.U leaders and staff experts from 30 provinces received training on project management. -
Vietnam girl gets MIT doctoral scholarship
The prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US recently announced a doctoral scholarship worth US$349,920 for a Vietnamese IT major. -
Prize winning designer wants to do charity shows in Vietnam
Vietnamese-American fashion designer Chloe Dao, who recently won the US Project Runway’s first prize wishes to return to Vietnam to direct a charity fashion show, her mother said. -
Expat youths take part in charity on trip home to Vietnam
Twelve expat Vietnamese youngsters arrived in Vietnam Monday sponsored by the US Catalyst Foundation for a 10-day trip to help local underprivileged kids and discover their home country in the process.
