A national consultation workshop to address rehabilitation and psychosocial support for landmine victims and persons with disabilities convened in Hanoi on April 4, as part of a broader project to enhance support for landmine survivors across ASEAN member states.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese rescue workers, after reaching Naypyidaw on March 31 morning, deployed ground-penetrating radars and specialized image and sound detection equipment to locate victims of the powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) held its annual conference with international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on March 28 to review their activities in 2024 and discuss ways to enhance future cooperation.

The show in Hanoi also aims to raise awareness about war, the defoliant agent and its harmful effects on people, still being felt today.

Vietnam welcomes the Seoul Court of Appeals upheld the ruling that requires the government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to compensate more than KRW30 million (approximately US$20,000) to Nguyen Thi Thanh, who lost her family in the 1968 massacre in the central province of Quang Nam in 1968.

A nationwide fundraising campaign to support victims of Agent Orange was launched on December 19, organised by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) Fund, the National Humanitarian Portal (1400), and the MBBank's charity app.

VOV.VN - A painting exhibition on Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin victims kicked off in Hanoi as part of charity activities to raise public awareness of the terrible impact caused by Agent Orange on people and the environment.

VOV.VN - With a majority of votes in favour (454/455), the National Assembly passed the amended Law on Human Trafficking Prevention at its ongoing session in Hanoi on November 28.

A ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on October 10 to receive donations from Cambodian organisations and individuals to support Vietnamese people severely impacted by recent natural disasters.

The Federation of Vietnamese Associations in Germany has raised over EUR200,887 (US$220,000) among the community in the country to support people affected by Typhoon Yagi in the homeland.