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.
Some of 11,000 athletes from 20 countries and territories on October 13 participated in the VPBank Hanoi International Marathon 2024, which took place at Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square to celebrate the capital city’s Liberation Day.
The committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front of Hanoi on March 20 called on people and organisations in the city to contribute to the “For Vietnam’s seas and islands Fund” in 2024.
In the era of growing environmental and social concerns, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards have emerged as a game-changer for firms seeking to improve their customer engagement and financial access.
An art performance programme jointly held by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) on August 9 raised over 44 billion VND (over 1.88 million USD) from 171 organisations and individuals for the "For the national sea and islands – For the Fatherland frontline" fund.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, met on June 4 with representatives from associations and businesses that have contributed ideas and support to the Fund for Vaccination Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019.
Despite the number of people covered by health insurance rising in Vietnam, the abuse of health services and the health insurance fund is still a challenge for the country.
China had funded 10 million yuan (1.4 million USD) for the preliminary planning of a controversial train project in Vietnam that would connect the northern border region all the way through to a busy eastern port, the Ministry of Transport announced on November 25.
Singapore-based venture capital firm Cocoon Capital has launched a new 20 million USD fund targeting seed-stage startups in emerging economies such as Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Education is considered an important foundation in improving a person’s life. Over time, works promoting the value of education have developed strongly, reaching families in localities nationwide.
SCG has signed loan agreements worth over 3.2 billion USD with six banks in Thailand to fund the construction of Vietnam’s first fully integrated petrochemical complex, Long Son Petrochemicals Company Limited.
The Hanoi-Moscow Multifunctional Complex and some Vietnamese businesses in Russia co-organised a charity concert in Moscow, Russia to raise fund for children with heart disease in Vietnam.
Many Japanese firms such as Mitsubishi, Maeda, Kajima, Sumitomo and Creed Group have made investments worth tens to hundreds of millions USD in the Vietnamese realty market within over the past year.
Canada will provide 20 million CAD (14 million USD) to help Myanmar implement two initiatives on climate change adaptation and social development in the next five years.
