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Kind acts during pandemic can be abused by fraudsters

More than ever, caution is needed when helping those in need during the epidemic through social platforms as fraudulent acts have increased.

Migrant workers happy with food packages

Receiving gifts of rice, meat, vegetable and milk, Le Thi Dung was happy that she and her family had nutritious food to eat.

 

Technology helps spread kindness amid pandemic

Many applications connect people in need with benefactors which has helped spread kindness and sharing during the pandemic.

Vietnamese-origin billionaire singer provides over 100 tons of food to Saigon

Unable to return to Vietnam, Ha Phuong, a Vietnamese-origin singer whose husband is the wealthiest Vietnamese in the US, has authorized her mother and friends in Vietnam to donate more than 100 tons of food to needy people in HCM City.

Artists auction paintings to raise funds for COVID-19 hospitals

More than 100 artists and art collectors have participated in a painting auction to raise funds for hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.

In HCM City, expats do their bit to help locals amid COVID

Many expatriates in HCM City are providing meals and milk to hospitals and disadvantaged people suffering from the COVID-19 outbreak.

The poor hamlet in the middle of Hanoi

At the foot of Long Bien Bridge, the Phao (Float) hamlet, or hamlet of the poor, is experiencing tough days because of the pandemic.

Life sketches record hustle and bustle of Sai Gon

Sai Gon is sick, seriously sick. The pandemic has messed life up, made things disordered and left people strongly affected. A new art project is aiming to highlight the plight of the city, while encouraging the people to be strong and raising money

Many Saigonese need support to overcome pandemic

The social distancing order in Ho Chi Minh City has caused many workers to temporarily lose their jobs and not have enough money to cover their daily lives.

Joining forces with VietNamNet to stamp out the pandemic

In order to make a contribution to the country’s fight against Covid-19, VietNamNet has launched the "Joining forces with VietNamNet to stamp out the pandemic" program.

Nearly 300 tons of food distributed to Covid-19-infected people

Postal businesses are supplying essential goods and supporting the consumption of agricultural products as well as implementing many charity activities.

Creator of rice and mask ATMs launches oxygen ATMs

Hoang Tuan Anh, known as the creator of the rice ATM and mask ATM, which provide rice and protective masks to the needy, is developing a network of oxygen ATMs.

The first 'VND0 supermarket' in Hanoi welcomes people affected by Covid outbreak

The first "VND0 mini supermarket" in Hanoi opened on August 1 in the courtyard of the People's Committee of Duc Thang ward in Bac Tu Liem district, 

Samaritan, friends cook meals, donate to less fortunate on streets around HCM City

With the COVID-19 pandemic leaving many people in HCM City poor and hungry, a small group of friends in District 10 have cooked up a wonderful initiative: making food and distributing it to people they see on the street.

Nghe An restaurant supports frontline workers with everyday meals

A restaurant in Vinh City, Nghe An Province is offering hundreds of meals every day for Covid-19 frontline workers.

Hanoi teacher raises money to help Bac Giang fight Covid-19

Ngo Van Minh, a teacher at Archimedes Academy, a secndary school in Hanoi, has raised VND230 million from selling maize and running an online class to buy medical equipment for use in Bac Giang, the current Covid epicenter.

Two men buy ambulances to take patients to hospital for free

Understanding the difficulties of the poor, a car mechanic in Kien Giang and a young man in Can Tho have bought ambulances to take patients to the hospital for free.

New laws needed to regulate use of money from charity funds

Hoai Linh, a famous Vietnamese comedian, has been alleged to have embezzled VND14 billion he raised from the public last October to help people in the central region overcome the tragic floods.

70-year-old woman acts as school crossing supervisor for free

Regardless of the weather, twice a day, Mrs. Hai Tri stands by the signboard in the middle of the crowded lane to help students get home safely from school.

Sai Gon’s ‘knights' offer aid to people in distress

The kindness of "night-road knights" has made a massive contribution to reducing traffic accidents, and has won acclaim from the people and the government of Binh Tan District, HCM City.