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Vietnam attends 11th int’l charity bazaar in Beijing
Updated: 09:02, 29/10/2019
The Vietnamese embassy in China joined over 150 diplomatic representative agencies and international organisations at the 11th International Charity Bazaar in Beijing on October 27.
Its stall was honoured as the best style one at the event, drawing visitors with traditional Vietnamese food.
The event aimed to raise fund for the building and repair of sports grounds in schools in Jinping and Malipo districts, the southwestern province of Yunnan.
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Vietnamese stall at the event. |
Speaking at the event, Qian Wei, spouse of Chinese State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, said editions of the bazaar have offered support to the poor and the disabled in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan and Gansu provinces over the past decade.
According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, as much as over 7.1 million renminbi (nearly 1 million USD) was raised at the event. All proceeds will be used for charity activities.
(BGO) - Regardless of
background, age and occupation; and operating voluntarily, in recent years,
charity associations, groups and clubs in Bac Giang province have appeared more
and more, thus spreading love in the community.
(BGO) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society
has launched the Humanitarian Month in 2019 themed “Connecting, sharing and
spreading” across the nation. In response, all levels of the Red Cross Society
(RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang has implemented many activities to
boost up the charity campaign and support the needy people.
American celebrity chef Martin Yan of cooking show Yan Can Cook came to Vietnam this week to raise funds for a children’s charity project.
The Women’s Association of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan attended the 43rd charity fair of the Asia-Pacific Ladies Friendship Society (ALFS) in Tokyo, Japan, on April 10.
For four years, Le Thi Binh and her husband tried to have a baby. But it was not until the couple received free in vitro fertilization (IVF) from a charity programme based in HCM City that their dream became a reality.
Source: VNA
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