Many of the couples face difficult economic conditions and were unable to afford a wedding otherwise, despite having lived together for years and some even with children.

The couples were gifted with free wedding rings, make-up services, wedding outfits and flowers, wedding celebrations and photos, along with 10 million VND in cash.

They were gifted with free wedding rings, make-up services, wedding outfits and flowers, wedding celebrations and photos, along with 10 million VND in cash.

Most Venerable Thich Nhat Tu, head of the Giac Ngo Pagoda and founder of the Buddhism Today Fund, said that the organization of the mass wedding hoped to convey warm wishes of a happy and harmonious marriage to the couples.

Pham Thanh Quy and his bride Tran Thi Hong Ngoc expressed how moved they were by occasion, having dreamt about the wedding that they could not afford for seven years.

“Our lives are attached to the wheelchair, we never imagined that one day we would be able to give each other a wedding ring. Therefore, today is a sweet memory that we will never forget, a significant milestone in our lives,” they stated.

Another couple, Ho Tan Dat and his bride Nguyen Thi Nhung, both 36 years old and residing in Cu Chi district, said that although they have lived together with two children for 10 years, they had never thought of organizing a wedding. They said that they registered for the mass wedding with the hope that they would get the chance to realize their life-long dream of becoming a groom and a bride.

On the occasion, the Vietnam Record Association (Vietkings) recognized Giac Ngo Pagoda as having organized the largest mass wedding for the most number of couples in Vietnam.

More young doctors volunteer to work in disadvantaged areas

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on December 18 to see off 14 freshly-graduated doctors of the Hanoi Medical University (HMU) to work in Vietnam’s mountainous and remote areas.

 

GTV sponsors 12,000 Euro to Son Dong’s disadvantaged children

(BGO) – The Chairman of the Bac Giang province has approved for the project of “Supporting orphan and special difficult children in Son Dong district, Bac Giang province” sponsored by Gruppo Trentino di Volontariato (GTV) – an Italian non-profit humanitarian aid organization.

 

45 scholarships presented to disadvantaged students

(BGO) – The Red Cross Society (RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang on November 3 cooperated with Hanoi based Kind Heart Foundation of VinGroup to present the scholarships to disadvantaged students in Yen The and Luc Nam districts. 

 

Heart surgery cost supported to children of disadvantaged worker

(BGO) – The Confederation of Labor in the northern province of Bac Giang on October 30 presented 30 million VND (over 1,200 USD) to support the surgery cost for Hoang To Uyen (13 months old) suffering from congenital heart disease. 

 

Disadvantaged students in the North supported by Nhan Dan's Vietnamese Seeds Fund

More disadvantaged students with excellent academic records in 10 northern mountainous provinces have been granted scholarships from the "Vietnamese Seeds Fund" developed by Nhan Dan Newspaper.

 

Source: VNA