The Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs and the General Hospital of the northern mountainous province of Son La, in collaboration with Operation Smile Vietnam (OSV), are organising a cleft lip and palate surgery programme for local children from August 26-29.

VOV.VN - The 'Skechers Friendship Walk 2024', a charity event to raise funds for disadvantaged children, will be held on May 5 at Saigon Riverside Park of the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - More than 7,000 kilograms of fruit and 1,000 litres of milk from New Zealand were recently delivered to four charity organisations for children and disadvantaged adults in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

VOV.VN - Virtual community run UpRace 2022, the largest of its kind in Vietnam held to raise funds for social activities, is scheduled to get underway from October 28 to November 20.

VOV.VN - As many as 5,300 runners from 48 countries and territories globally are set to compete in the Vietnam Mountain Marathon (VMM 2022) which will be held from September 9 - 11 in the northern highlands town of Sa Pa in Lao Cai province.

VOV.VN - Approximately 4,300 local and foreign runners are due to take part in the Vietnam Trail Marathon (VTM) on January 30 in Moc Chau district of Son La province.

A cleft lip and palate surgery programme kicked off in Dak Lak province on December 18, expected to benefit children with the deformities in seven provinces in the central and Central Highlands regions.