Tag: victims
Over 5,000 people walk for AO victims in HCM City
More than 5,000 people joined a charity walk in support of agent orange (AO)/dioxin victims at Dam Sen Culture Park in Ho Chi Minh City on July 31.
SMS campaign launched in support of dioxin victims
VOV.VN - A text message campaign to raise funds for Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims was launched in Hanoi on July 22 by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) and the National Humanitarian Portal 1400.
Belgian golf tournament returns to raise funds for AO/Dioxin victims
Belgian and Vietnamese non-professional golfers have competed in the Vietnam Ambassador’s Cup 2022, the ninth event of its kind to raise funds for Agent Orange/ Dioxin victims in Vietnam.
Tran To Nga’s dioxin lawsuit receives encouragement
The committee in support of Tran To Nga who sued US firms for manufacturing the toxic AO defoliant used by US forces during the war in Vietnam on June 24 offered a charitable meal in Paris to raise fund for her lawsuit.
Thailand gives 140 scholarships to HCM City children orphaned by COVID-19
The Royal Thai Consulate-General and the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (ThaiCham) have awarded 140 scholarships worth VND700 million to children in Ho Chi Minh City who lost their parents or caregivers from COVID-19.
US war veteran lends wholehearted support to Vietnamese dioxin victims
VOV.VN - Matthew Keenan, a veteran of the Vietnam War, returns to the central city of Da Nang every year to work as a volunteer at of the Da Nang Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims to accompany, share, and help ease the pain of the past war.
Vietnam donates rice to Philippine typhoon victims
VOV.VN - Vietnam has decided to present 200 tonnes of rice worth nearly US$100,000 to the Philippines to help address Typhoon Rai’s aftermath.
VAVA steps up collaboration to improve living conditions of AO/dioxin victims
The Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) will step up cooperation to improve living conditions of Agent Orange/dioxin victims and people with disabilities under an agreement signed with the Centre for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) on March 15.
Film screening in France calls for support for Vietnam’s AO/dioxin victims
A documentary was screened in Choisy-le-Roi, a city in the suburbs of France’s Paris, on February 10 to call for support for the victims of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin in Vietnam.
33 works on AO/dioxin victims honoured
The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) on December 27 held an award ceremony to honour 33 outstanding press works on AO/dioxin victims and overcoming consequences of toxic chemicals used in the war in Vietnam.
