21/05/2018
Vietnam’s Cham people observe Ramadan festival
(VOVWORLD) - Nearly 60,000 Islamic Cham in the southern region began their holy month of Ramadan last Wednesday. This is an important annual festival for the Islamic Cham and for all Muslims.
Society
15/05/2018
International standard preschool center eases burden for Da Nang’s poor workers
(VOVWORLD) - The OneSky preschool center, a reasonably-priced educational facility with international standards, has reduced the burden for disadvantaged workers at the Hoa Khanh industrial zone in Da Nang city. About 210 children are studying at the center.
08/05/2018
Ethnic minority language included in university curricula
(VOVWORLD) - In Vietnam, Tay is the mother tongue of nearly 2 million people and a second language for many other ethnic minority people in Vietnam’s northwestern region. The language is starting to be displaced by Vietnamese, and many Tay people are finding it harder to use their mother tongue.
07/05/2018
Vietnam performs transnational organ transplant miracles
(VOVWORLD) - A crew of doctors from Cho Ray Hospital in HCMC, the National Coordinating Center for Human Organ Transplantation, and Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi have coordinated to perform transnational heart and kidney transplant operations.
23/04/2018
Blood donors give the gift of life
(VOVWORLD) - April 4 is observed in Vietnam as Voluntary Blood Donation Day. This year’s event once again calls on people to join this humanitarian movement.
18/04/2018
Greater efforts needed to create more jobs for people with disabilities
(VOVWORLD) - Since the Law on Persons with Disabilities was adopted 8 years ago, April 18th has been observed in Vietnam as Day of Persons with Disabilities, when society shows its sympathy and support for handicapped people to help them integrate into the community.
15/04/2018
Cinnamon trees secure stable income for Bao Yen people
(VOVWORLD) - Bao Yen district in Lao Cai Province is changing day by day thanks to cinnamon trees.
02/04/2018
Unique culture offers opportunity for Tay women to do tourism
(VOVWORLD) - Tay ethnic minority women in Ta Chai commune, Lao Cai province, are using their culture to improve their lives by promoting local tourism.
26/03/2018
Deceased little girl inspires organ donors
(VOVWORLD) - The story of a 7-year-old girl named Hai An in Hanoi who donated her corneas before she died of a brain tumor has touched the hearts of millions of people and inspired the community to donate organs. Hai An’s corneas were transplanted four days after her death. Since then the number of people registering for organ donation has increased 100 fold.
26/03/2018
NGO helps make life better for disadvantaged youths
(VOVWORLD) - Over the years, vocational training and employment support for disadvantaged young people in Vietnam has received attention from administrations at all levels, businesses, and said organizations. REACH is a local non-government and non-profit organisation specializing in providing vocational training, career advice, and job placement services for Vietnam’s most disadvantaged youth.
