CJ Group presents scholarships to disadvantaged students in Lam Dong
HCMC – CJ Group awarded 100 scholarships worth VND520 million to poor students with good academic performance in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 21. The scholarship award ceremony took place at the Dalat Administration Center, with the participation of representatives of
CTBC Bank hands over library to primary school in HCMC
HCMC – CTBC Bank – HCMC Branch organized a charity and CSR event yesterday, visiting and handing over a library to the Dong Hoa Primary School in the suburban district of Can Gio, HCMC. The bank funded VND120 million for the library renovation project and its necessary equipment, including
Heineken joins hands with NTSC to deploy road safety program
HCMC – Heineken Vietnam and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) have reactivated the partnership program “When you drink, never drive” for the 2022–2023 period, advocating positive change towards healthy drinking and driving behaviors in Vietnam. The two-year program has a new approach,
Vietnamese win big at int’l photo contest for combating drink driving
HCMC – An international photo contest award ceremony themed “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk” was held online on December 15, naming Vietnamese photographers as winners in some categories. The event was part of the “Power of No” campaign against drink driving, conducted by an alliance of 28
New app launched to allow young people to report road risks
HCMC – AIP Foundation on December 14 launched the Youth Engagement App (YEA), in collaboration with the National Traffic Safety Committee and Yen Bai Province, to offer young people an efficient way to identify and report high-risk road conditions. As part of the innovative Big Data road safety
12,000 Tet gifts to be presented to construction workers
HCMC – Coteccons Construction JSC and Dantri Online newspaper have cut a deal to initiate the “Building Tet 2023” program, in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, to donate 12,000 Tet gift sets to construction workers nationwide. Construction workers at over 60
Thousands of standardized helmets distributed to Hanoi students
HCMC – AIP Foundation, in collaboration with the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, has hosted a helmet handover ceremony and a Road Safety Day at Phung Khac Khoan – Thach That High School, offering thousands of United Nations ECE 22.05 Standard
Run For The Heart to make a comeback
HCMC – Gamuda Land Vietnam and VinaCapital Foundation have announced the launch of the ninth annual charity run, Run For The Heart 2023, to raise funds for children with congenital heart defects, after a two-year break due to the Covid pandemic. The charity program is a combination of both online
AkzoNobel Vietnam completes lighthouse repainting project in Binh Dinh
HCMC – AkzoNobel, the global paints and coatings company known for the Dulux brand, has completed repainting the Cu Lao Xanh Lighthouse project in the south-central province of Binh Dinh. This is the third lighthouse in Vietnam recoated under the “Lighthouse Protection Campaign” of AkzoNobel,
Consular Club resumes Charity Bazaar
After a two-year pause due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Consular Club’s Annual International Charity Bazaar resumed in HCMC on November 12, featuring 70 booths from 20 countries. The 27th bazaar showcased various products such as handicrafts, clothes, scented candles, bags, jewelry, food, and
Disadvantaged island students receive Agribank-funded scholarships
HCMC – The Saigon Times Group teamed up with the Thanh An Island border guard station to present 21 scholarships to poor students from the island hamlet of Thieng Lieng, Thanh An Commune, Can Gio District, HCMC yesterday morning, November 16. Each of the students received a VND2-million
Saigon Times Group, Agribank present scholarships to poor students in HCMC
HCMC – The Saigon Times Group, in coordination with the HCMC Journalists Association and local authorities in districts 5 and 8, presented 34 scholarships this morning, November 12, to poor students and those who lost a parent or were orphaned due to Covid-19. The presentation of the scholarships