Tag: victims
Long-term support programme for AO victims needed: official
Sen Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Rinh, president of the Vietnam Association of Agent Orange/dioxin Victims (VAVA) has suggested the US form a long-term support programme inclusively for Agency Orange (AO) victims in Vietnam to enhance the effectiveness of US’s assistance relating to the settlement of war consequences.
Embassy confirms a Vietnamese victim in Seoul stampede
VOV.VN - A Vietnamese citizen, 21, has been killed in the October 29 stampede in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, to celebrate Halloween 2022, the Vietnamese Embassy in the RoK confirmed, citing sources from local police.
Thua Thien Hue project builds safe community in UXO-hit areas
The People’s Council of central Thua Thien-Hue province held a meeting on October 26 to discuss and adopt important draft resolutions for socio-economic development, including a project on the Vietnam-Republic of Korea peace village in A Luoi district.
US official desires more exchanges between young US-Vietnamese generations
VOV.VN - Senator Patrick Leahy, president pro tempore of the US Senate has expressed his desire to further strengthen exchanges between the young generations of the two countries.
VFF offers condolences over football tragedy in Indonesia
The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) offered condolences to the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) over a tragedy that left hundreds of people dead and injured at Kanjuruhan Stadium on October 1.
Relief handed to storm victims in Quang Ngai
President of the Vietnam Red Cross Society Central Committee Bui Thi Hoa visited and handed relief to victims hit by the recent storm in Binh Son district, the central province of Quang Ngai.
Vietnam Red Cross sends aid to flood victims in Nghe An, Ha Tinh
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRSC) will send emergency aid worth VND330 million (US$13,830) in cash and kind to help flood victims in the two central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.
Vietnam’s great friend passes away
Raymonde Dien, a member of the French Communist Party and a symbol of the fight against the war by the French colonialists in Vietnam, passed away on August 19 at the age of 93.
HCM City holds grand requiem in remembrance of COVID-19 victims
VOV.VN - The Executive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City held a service on August 18 for locals who died due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Quang Tri: 144 unexploded ordnances safely handled
PeaceTrees Vietnam (PTVN)’s bomb and mine clearance team announced on August 15 that it had successfully handled a vault containing 144 unexploded ordnances (UXOs) in the central province of Quang Tri.
