Programme to help poor students get into university opens in capital (11-06-2007) Volunteers participate in the kick-off ceremony of a programme designed to help students prepare for their university entrance exams in Ha Noi yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dinh Tran Ha Noi — More than 9,000 volunteers from universities, colleges and social youth unions in Ha Noi gathered at the Cultural Friendship Palace yesterday to kick off a programme designed to help disadvantaged students prepare for their university entrance exams. A similar ceremony was held in HCM City last week. The campaign aims to give poor or rural students money for transportation, accommodation and food while they take their July exams in the capital. This is on top of support provided by volunteers. More than 58,000 rooms ranging from residents’ homes to restaurants will be offered to students free of charge or at a large discount. An additional 31,000 free bus tickets along with city maps, posters … [Read more...] about Programme to help poor students get into university opens in capital
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City gala to help poor students get scholarships
City gala to help poor students get scholarships (31-12-2007) Money maker: Singer and model Ho Ngoc Ha will perform at the concert. — VNS Photo Truong Vi HCM CITY — The 19th Charming Viet Nam Gala will help raise money for needy students. The gala,which is organised by Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper, will be held at Hoa Binh Theatre in HCM City from January 3-6. Organisers hoped to raise VND1.5 billion (approximately US$100,000) for the newspaper’s Nguyen Thai Binh Scholarship Fund for poor students. The annual event, which has proven highly popular with local audiences, will feature 200 overseas Vietnamese and local performers, models and actresses. The show’s theme is Vietnamese Streets: Past, Present and Future. "Witnessing the boom of many Vietnamese cities, I’m happy to see such progress, but I’m worried about losing the character of each city. We hope with this event we can help maintain that, " the event’s director Huynh … [Read more...] about City gala to help poor students get scholarships
Foreign oil and gas firms help poor students
The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) has signed an agreement with oil and gas firms from the US, Japan and Thailand to finance a 125,000 USD programme on education development in five southern provinces. Under the agreement, Chevron Vietnam , a subsidiary of the US Chevron Group, the Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. Ltd of Japan and the PTT Exploration and Production Public Co. Ltd. of Thailand will provide 755 scholarships each worth 1.2 million VND to Vietnamese poor students. The three companies will also help upgrade some schools in the Mekong delta provinces of Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Hau Giang, Bac Lieu and Can Tho city. Between Aug. 17-19, representatives of the three firms and the NFVC presented 280 scholarships to disadvantaged children in Kien Giang, Ca Mau and Can Tho. Between 1994 and 2009, the NFVC mobilised funding from domestic and foreign organisations and agencies, providing over 30,000 scholarships worth more than 17.5 billion VND to poor students across the … [Read more...] about Foreign oil and gas firms help poor students
STF, Benthanh, Dan On Food help poor students
STF, Benthanh, Dan On Food help poor students Uyen Vien By Uyen Vien in HCMC Lam Thi Vi Tha (2nd, L) from HCMC Economics University receives a symbolic cheque from STF’s director Le Ngoc Hong Ha in town on Sunday night - Photo: Uyen Vien Saigon Times Foundation (STF) under the Saigon Times Group, Dan On Food Co., Ltd and Benthanh Group granted scholarships to poor but hard-working city students at a cultural event held on Sunday night at HCMC Economics University in District 3. On the occasion, Dan On Food donated 12 scholarships worth VND120 million to students of HCMC University of Technology, HCMC Economics University and Thu Dau Mot University. Benthanh Group gave scholarships worth VND100 million to 20 students of HCMC University of Technology, HCMC Economics University and HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities. The ceremony also helped mark the 37th anniversary of the HCMC Economics University (1976-2013). … [Read more...] about STF, Benthanh, Dan On Food help poor students
Charity golf tournament raises VND500 million to help poor students
Charity golf tournament raises VND500 million to help poor students By Thoa Nguyen in Hanoi The third Swing for the Kids 2009 golf tournament which opened on May 30 at Tam Dao Golf Resort in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, has raised VND500 million for Vietnam Study Encouragement Association in support of Vietnamese children who are facing with difficulties in living and studying and repairing partly-destroyed schools in rural areas. From this year, the organizers intend to support school fee for students passing the entrance exams to universities but having no money to go to universities. This is a meaningful program to build up talent for the country, said Cao Viet Sinh, deputy minister of Planning and Investment. … [Read more...] about Charity golf tournament raises VND500 million to help poor students
The Nam Hai helps poor students
The Nam Hai helps poor students By Mong Binh in HCMC The luxury resort The Nam Hai handed out scholarships to 57 underprivileged students in the central province of Quang Nam over the weekend as part of its 'Sympathetic Hearts' charity program. At Le Ngoc Gia Secondary School, the resort's management, local authorities and donators delivered nearly US$2,000 worth of aid to students in need of books, stationery and writing utensils. The Nam Hai launched 'Sympathetic Hearts' in July to help financially vulnerable women and children in Dien Duong Commune in Quang Nam Province. In addition to educational support, the fund also finances the construction of houses for homeless women and provides food and clothes to handicapped children. All 14 of The Nam Hai's department heads, including general manager Herbert Laubichler-Pichler, participate in the operation of the fund. Anyone can donate their time or money, although resort guests have made the majority of contributions thus far. … [Read more...] about The Nam Hai helps poor students
C.T.C helps poor students in Can Gio
C.T.C helps poor students in Can Gio By Hoang Vy in HCMC Students of Doi Lau Elementary School in HCMC’s Can Gio District receive C.T.C donations for the new school-year - Photo: Courtesy of C.T.C Can Gio Tourist City Corp. (C.T.C), the developer of the ecology real estate project Saigon Sunbay in HCMC’s Can Gio District, has donated 445 gifts to students of a local elementary school and secondary school all named Doi Lau in An Thoi Dong Commune for the new school-year of 2011-2012. The donation included a backpack and ten notebooks for each student. Fifty per cent of students at Doi Lau Elementary School receive donations and support from the school’s fund. Doi Lau Elementary School, Doi Lau Secondary School and Doi Lau Kindergarten are located in the same place so students don’t have enough space for entertainment and sporting activities. This is the second year the program ‘Saigon Sunbay together with students to school in 2011’ has been … [Read more...] about C.T.C helps poor students in Can Gio
84 year-old attends Duy Tan university, helps poor student
Viet Nam News Lê Phước Thiệt, an 84-year-old man from the central province of Quảng Nam, has become well known for his university attendance, but few know of his generosity and kindness. Thiệt, who has completed his first year in a master's degree programme in business management at Duy Tân University in Đà Nẵng, gave up his assigned dorm room to one of his fellow students. To encourage local students to finish high school, Thiệt has offered scholarships to 100 poor students from the city's Đại Lộc District. At the university, Thiệt asked his much younger classmates and teacher to refrain from calling him Bác (Vietnamese for fathers' elder brother), to which they readily agreed. Thiệt and his family moved to the US when he was a young child. In the US, he received his bachelor's degree at the age of 69. After returning to Việt Nam in 2013, he enrolled in the university in Đà Nẵng, where he is a model student. If he is absent from class, he calls lecturers to ask about what he … [Read more...] about 84 year-old attends Duy Tan university, helps poor student
Japanese presented gift to poor students in Ha Giang province
Vietnamese Consul General in Osaka, Japan, Tran Duc Binh, on August 22nd presented 57 Pianica instruments from students of Japan’s secondary schools to poor students in Ha Giang province. On behalf of students in Ha Giang province, Ms. Ly Thi Lan, Director of Department of Foreign Affairs of Ha Giang province, thanked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, Consular Department, Department of Foreign Affairs and North East Asia Department, for paying attention and helping poor students in the province. She also said that the Pianica instruments will be allocated to the Ha Giang provincial Children's Cultural House and some districts. Ms. Lan also added that Ha Giang province is promoting a cooperation program with Japan in several fields, especially tourism development, and planting cherry blossoms in Dong Van Karst Plateau. She hoped that the Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka would continue to support the province's process of cooperation with … [Read more...] about Japanese presented gift to poor students in Ha Giang province
Vietnam philanthropist dies as donated $1.8mn dorm for poor students nears completion
Liver cancer did not permit Pham Van Ben to see a US$1.8 million dormitory built under his sponsorship open its doors to needy students. Liver cancer did not permit Pham Van Ben to see a US$1.8 million dormitory built under his sponsorship open its doors to needy students. The project was about 80 percent complete when the Vietnamese philanthropist and businessman passed away on Thursday at the age of 67. Ben died at his home in Dong Thap from liver cancer that became unmanageable after spreading to his lungs, Van Phuoc Ba, deputy director of a subsidiary of his Co May Co., told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper later the same day. The businessman, weary from his fight with cancer, chose to go peacefully at home instead of going to the hospital, Ba said. Part of Ben’s legacy is the dormitory project he began in 2015. Bestowing personal funds, the businessman from the southern province of Dong Thap planned to provide free accommodation to needy university students in Ho Chi Minh … [Read more...] about Vietnam philanthropist dies as donated $1.8mn dorm for poor students nears completion