Can Tho, Save the Children join hands to protect, care for children
The People’s Committee of Can Tho city had a working session with Save the Children on July 17 to look into cooperation programmes, especially activities targeting disadvantaged children.
Can Tho (VNA) – The People’s Committee of Can Thocity had a working session with Save the Children on July 17 to look intocooperation programmes, especially activities targeting disadvantaged children.
Country Director of Save the Children DraganaStrinic said her organisation highly values efforts by relevant agencies, communitiesand families in the Mekong Delta city to give local children a healthy, safe,and friendly environment to grow up.
She said she hopes Can Tho will stand side byside with her organisation in caring for children’s material and spiritual lifeand creating the best possible conditions for all children, especially those livingin disadvantaged circumstances, to have a better life.
From now to 2020, Save the Children will workwith local relevant agencies and media outlets to organise communicationcampaigns raising public awareness of child protection.
It will coordinate with the municipal Departmentof Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to organise training courses andworkshops on child care and protection to improve officials and social workers’capacity in this field.
Notably, it will assist the city in building andcalling for investment in child care models targeting less privileged andvulnerable groups such as street children, children prone to HIV infection andabused children.
Additionally, the organisation will coordinatewith the local educational sector to improve disadvantaged and ethnic minoritychildren’s reading and writing skills through learning toolkits with proveneffectiveness.
Save the Children also called on municipalauthorities to help deal with violence and abuse cases against children whileprotecting and giving support to children victims.
Vice Chairman of the municipal People’sCommittee Truong Quang Hoai Nam welcomed Strinic’s proposal, affirming that CanTho will provide favourable conditions for bilateral cooperation programmes.
He stressed his city prioritises protectingchildren from abuse and supporting those with disadvantages so that every childhas the best opportunities to develop. As a driving force of the Mekong Delta,Can Tho wants to expand these cooperation programmes to the whole region so asto improve local child care and protection.-VNA
The Mekong Delta province of Can Tho People ’s Committee held a groundbreaking ceremony to build a new facility for Can Tho Children’s Hospital on June 1.
The “Vietnam Rising” milk fund has donated over 87,000 glasses of milk worth 550 million VND (24,750 USD) to nearly 1,000 kids in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Communication work is one of the major solutions to prevent malnutrition in children, especially those of ethnic minority groups, a health official said.
Vietnam has over 4.8 million people exposed to AO/dioxin, including hundreds of thousands in the second, third, and even fourth generations. Many live with severe disabilities, facing high medical costs and loss of earning capacity.
Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang reaffirmed that amnesty is a humanitarian policy of the Party and State, reflecting the Vietnamese tradition of compassion and winning attention and high praise both domestically and internationally.
Vietnam officially grants limited-term visa-free entry to high-profile foreigners whose presence is deemed beneficial to the country’s socio-economic development.
With support from the Vietnamese Association in Ufa, Vietnamese language classes for children have been offered for many years. Currently, 60 children of various ages are attending two classes taught by Duc Anh, free of charge.
Vietnam ranked among the top four countries and territories at the 2025 International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), reaffirming its strong position in international academic competitions.
All 20 crew members aboard the Vietnamese oil tanker GT Unity were successfully rescued from a fire in the vessel’s engine room, thanks to the swift response of the Liberian-flagged ship Androusa and Vietnamese maritime rescue teams.
Describing Agent Orange as one of the most severe and enduring legacies of the war in Vietnam, Vietnam's former Honorary Consul to Belgium Joseph-Michel de Grand Ry warned that its impact – still affecting generations more than five decades later – could last another two to three decades.
Running from August 4 to September 2, under the hashtag #TuHaoVietNam, the campaign invites participants in two categories: “I Love My Country” video clips and “I Love My Country” check-in photos.
Decree No. 219/2025/ND-CP, which took effect on the issuance date, introduces amendments that integrate the procedure for reporting and explaining the demand for foreign workers into the process of submitting applications for work permits.
With a tight 13-month deadline, the move is under a strategic and urgent policy to bridge educational gaps, train the local workforce, and shore up territorial sovereignty in some of the country’s most remote areas.
The parade and personnel send-off ceremony will officially take place on August 10 at the area surrounding the Statue of King Ly Thai To and Dinh Tien Hoang street of Hoan Kiem ward, with the participation of nearly 3,000 officers, soldiers, and local residents.
According to national technical regulations, AIS installation is mandatory for boats carrying more than 50 passengers. However, operators of smaller vessels (under 50 seats) in Ha Long Bay have voluntarily committed to completing installation by the deadline to enhance operational safety.
The activities include a Vietnamese language teaching training course for overseas Vietnamese teachers from August 13 to 28 in Hanoi, Ninh Binh, and Thai Nguyen.
Specifically, the ships will carry out patrols from 7am to 6pm daily along the main tourist routes in Ha Long Bay, with one ship permanently stationed at Ti Top island. From 6pm to 7am the following day, the mobile vessels return to Tuan Chau island to maintain a 24/7 on-call duty shift, ensuring constant readiness.
The Ministry of Construction (MoC) plans to open to traffic 208km of expressways of six key projects by August 19, bringing the country’s total expressway network to 2,476km.
As of July 1, a two-tier local government model started in 34 provinces and cities, streamlining administration but creating a surplus of public properties. If not promptly addressed, these assets could become a financial burden.
Whether they grow up to become journalists, diplomats, or professionals in other fields, these children can one day become bridges of friendship and cooperation, telling new and inspiring stories of Vietnam – China relations, said Ambassador Pham Thanh Binh.
A 21-year-old Indian tourist was successfully resuscitated and treated by doctors at Hoan My Da Nang Hospital after a near-drowning incident left him in critical condition. After three days of intensive care, the man was discharged from the hospital and has since returned to India.
In an document issued on August 5, the PM emphasised the need to stablise living conditions for people hit by floods, landslides, and flash floods in late July and early August in northern and north-central provinces, especially Dien Bien, Son La, and Nghe An which suffered some of the worst damage.
Although millions of Vietnamese were affected by AO, only over 626,000 individuals, including war veterans and their children suffering from dioxin-related conditions, are currently receiving state benefits.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) 
