Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the Ministry of Finance to provide 50,790 tonnes of rice from national reserves to the central province of Thanh Hoa to support families involved in forest protection. The grain will be sent to ethnic minority households and poor families voluntarily planting and protecting the forest when they cannot afford food themselves in 2018-2024 period in Quan Son, Quan Hoa, Lang Chanh and Nhu Xuan districts. The provincial People’s Committee was asked to hand over the rice to the beneficiaries in a timely manner without conflicts with other food supply programmes in the locality. The Ministry of Finance was requested to coordinate with the committee to agree on the amount of rice for each year and the time and roadmap to implement the plan, ensuring that total rice provided will not exceed the total amount granted to the province under the PM’s decision. According to the Institute … [Read more...] about Thanh Hoa to receive over 50,000 tonnes of rice to support forest protectors
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Families supported to bring remains of victims in Las Vegas stab home
A view from above of Circus Circus Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, Nevada, the US where two Vietnamese tourists were found stabbed to death early this month. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco, the United States, is supporting families of two Vietnamese tourists fatally stabbed in a Las Vegas hotel to go to the US and bring the victims’ remain and ashes home, according to spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang. The Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco is working with the Ho Chi Minh City Department of External Relations and relevant agencies to support the families of the victims in obtaining necessary documents to travel to the US and to coordinate with the authorized funeral service provider to return the victims’ remains and ashes to Vietnam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the Embassy of Vietnam in the US and the Consulate General of Vietnam in San Francisco to closely work … [Read more...] about Families supported to bring remains of victims in Las Vegas stab home
Vietnam calls for more support to disaster-hit residents
At the event (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government againappeals to individuals and organisations at home and abroad to continuesupporting residents in the central region recently hit hard by storm Damreyand floods. Speaking on behalf of the Government at a ceremony hosted bythe Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Control in Hanoi on December14, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said the centralregion is the hardest-hit by natural disasters in recent years. United Nations Resident Coordinator in Vietnam KamalMalhotra promised to offer further support to flood victims in Vietnam, addingthat governments of the Republic of Korea, Russia, New Zealand and the US have alsocommitted an aid worth 7.3 million USD to ensure food security, water supplyand environment hygiene in the affected region. The UN, in coordination with humanitarian organisations, ismaking survey on the needs of central region residents in order to … [Read more...] about Vietnam calls for more support to disaster-hit residents
Chaplin family plead to save London Cinema Museum
Charlie Chaplin's family have written an open letter to ask for London's Cinema Museum to be saved.The museum, housed in the former Lambeth workhouse where Chaplin once lived, could be under threat when its lease expires next March.The letter, signed by five of Chaplin's children, says they are "distressed" at the prospect of the closure.They add that the film star's "painful experience there did much to mould our father's unique creative gift".Katherine Ford, an adviser to the museum board, said the family "are great supporters".The letter is signed by Chaplin's children Geraldine, Michael, Victoria, Annette and Jane.In it, they say their father was in and out of the Lambeth Workhouse from the age of four and as such "it is not a celebratory piece of family history".Consequently, they say they have been "heartened to see this building transformed into such a vital social and cultural centre for the locality and for London".A petition has been set up to save the Cinema Museum, which … [Read more...] about Chaplin family plead to save London Cinema Museum
UN launches 4.4 billion USD plan to support Syrian refugees
According to a statement issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), most Syrian refugee families and many in their host communities fall below the poverty line and struggle to meet basic needs. The plan brings together some 270 humanitarian and development partners to ensure refugees and host communities receive the support they desperately need. Mourad Wahba, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States said the tremendous efforts being made by countries and communities hosting refugees from Syria, providing vital and generous support even while facing their own challenges. … [Read more...] about UN launches 4.4 billion USD plan to support Syrian refugees
Government supports communities after mass fish deaths
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc gave the go-ahead for urgent donations to be sent to local people in the four central provinces which have been seriously affected by the mass fish deaths since early April. Tonnes of fish found dead in the central provinces Fishermen and their families in the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue will be given 15kg of rice per person a month for the next month and a half. As much as VND5m (USD227) will be given to owners of fishing boats with capacity of less than 90 horsepower and who had to fish near the shore due to bad weather. Local authorities will provide the donations depending on the size of the boats and the situation. Owners of ports and logistic services providers can make six-month loans or shorter term subsidised interest rates at banks appointed by the State Bank of Vietnam. Local people will benefit from 100 percent of their interest rates being subsidised from May 5 to June 6 to buy and … [Read more...] about Government supports communities after mass fish deaths
ROK supports Vietnam in recovery from typhoon consequences
NDO – Poor and near-poor families affected by the recent Typhoon Damrey in the central region of Vietnam will receive help to rebuild their houses thanks to a support package worth nearly US$1 million from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK), implemented via the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Vietnam. A partnership to this effect was signed by representatives of the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority, the ROK Embassy in Vietnam and the UNDP at a ceremony in Hanoi, on December 12, through which the affected families will be provided with the necessary knowledge and resources to repair and rebuild their houses, aiming to ensure that the buildings can withstand future typhoons and floods.Addressing the signing, Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam, emphasised that facilitating the people’s access to safe houses is the core factor in the recovery work, towards ensuring the safety of life for the people and helping them to get their … [Read more...] about ROK supports Vietnam in recovery from typhoon consequences
New aid package targets flood-hit poor, near-poor families
The UN Development Program (UNDP) and the RoK Embassy in Vietnam and the General Department of Disaster Prevention and Control under the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development signed an agreement on the implementation of the aid package in Hanoi on December 12. The RoK aid package of nearly 1 million USD will be used to assist poor and near-poor Vietnamese families affected by typhoon Damrey to rebuild their houses. A house was flooded when Damrey hit. With the donation, which is channeled via the UNDP, the flood-hit families will be supported in terms of knowledge and necessary resources to repair their houses, making them resistant to upcoming storms and floods.UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Kamal Malhotra said ensuring residents’ access to safe housing is the core of the rehabilitation work. Tran Quang Hoai, permanent member of the Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, praised the timely support of the RoK … [Read more...] about New aid package targets flood-hit poor, near-poor families
Ill family calls for help for son with heart-disease
A family in Can Tho City is in need of help to treat their son suffering from heart diseases who weighs only 12kg despite being 10 years old. Vo Thi Thu Van, Nguyen Van Kha and their sons Nguyen Thanh Binh, vice chairman of Dong Binh Commune, said Vo Thi Thu Van's family was one of the most difficult cases in the commune as all four members of the family have illnesses.Nguyen Van Kha, Van's husband, has disc herniation and glaucoma. He hasn't had the chance to find treatment and works at an iron workshop to support the family. Van has polyarthritis and low calcium. She sends two of their children to grandparents' house while selling banana cakes for VND60,000 (USD2.64) a day.Their youngest son, Nguyen Dang Khoi, has a hand deformity. Luckily, he was given a free operation when foreign doctors recently visited Can Tho University Of Medicine And Pharmacy Hospital.Their 10-year-old son Nguyen Van Tuong has pulmonary valve stenosis and mitral incompetence. He weighs 12kg and faints … [Read more...] about Ill family calls for help for son with heart-disease
US boy’s anti-bullying video sparks outpouring of support
A video of a boy tearfully talking about being bullied at school has gone viral and prompted an outpouring of support from Hollywood celebrities, music stars, athletes and others. Keaton Jones's mother posted the video Friday on Facebook, writing that her son asked to make it after he had her pick him up from school because he was afraid to go to lunch. "Just out of curiosity, why do they bully? What's the point of it? Why do you find joy in taking innocent people and finding a way to be mean to 'em? It's not OK," Jones says in the video. "They make fun of my nose, they call me ugly, they say I have no friends... (they) pour milk on me and put ham down my clothes, threw bread at me," he says. "I don't like that they do it to me and I for sure don't like that they do it to other people, 'cause it's not OK," Jones says, tears running down his face. "People that are different don't need to be criticized about it -- it's not their fault. But if you are made fun of, just don't let it bother … [Read more...] about US boy’s anti-bullying video sparks outpouring of support