*Late September 18, Becamex Trade Center held a mid-autumn night for children. The organizers also awarded 45 scholarships worth VND1mln each together with lanterns and  moon cakes to poor pupils with outstanding academic performance at Phu Hoa 1, 2 primary schools and quarter 2 in Phu Hoa ward.

Thousands of children gathered at Vietnam’s largest mid-autumn lantern parade festival in Phan Thiet city in the southern province of Binh Thuan on September 17.

Provincial Veterans Associations at all levels over the past 10 years disbursed more than VND117bln in loan mandated from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies for more than 5,500 members. Of the total figure, nearly VND37bln was for poor households; more than VND29.7bln for pupils and students; more than VND39bln for job creation, clean water and environmental hygiene in the rural areas; VND8.67bln for production and business…

Innocent eyes

Vietnam has fulfilled the three major Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets of poverty reduction, universal primary education, and gender equality.

Late September 16, provincial Child Support Fund organized the 2013 Mid-Autumn program with many significant activities, including awarding scholarships to pupils with difficulties. This was one of provincial Child Support Fund’s activities to take care of needy children across the province.

The Youth Union of Thu Dau Mot University has just reviewed its activities during the 2013 summer volunteer youth campaign at Long Hai tourist site in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, with the participation of more than 100 teachers and students.

Leaders of Thu Dau Mot (TDM) City, on September 16, held a delegation to visit and present Mid-Autumn gifts to children with extremely difficult circumstance, orphan and disabled ones in 14 communes, wards and 33 children who are the offspring of members of the city’s Association for the Blind.

Present at the event were Danish Vice Consult General to Vietnam, Rosenholm, and children with disabilities from Hanoi, Hung Yen and surrounding areas.