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Driver covers thousands of kilometres returning post-treatment patients to their homes

Le Thi Nhung, 29, drove a car for 32 hours covering a distance of 1,200km to take poor patients back to their homes.

Inventor of rice ATM launches 'oxygen ATMs' to help Covid-19 patients in Saigon


The first 'oxygen ATMs' were put into operation in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 with the message "Giving oxygen-extending life".

40-year-old factory worker gets a 27 score on social science exam

As a factory worker in Dong Anh district in Hanoi, Nguyen Thi Thuy, 40, has gained public esteem after she got a 27 score on the social science exam on the 2021 national high school final exams.

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, 

Tay ethnic minority man gives his photos to hundreds of strangers

Luu Minh Khuong, a ‘million view’ TikToker, has given away 150 of his photos to laborers and created a job forum for 6,000 people interested in photography.

Touching images shared during the Covid-19 pandemic

In the midst of the stressful and complicated developments of the epidemic, touching stories shared in the community have added motivation and strength to fight the epidemic.

 

Traffic police lead thousands of people home

Traffic police officers from many areas have extended help to thousands of people as they try to flee the virus centre of Ho Chi Minh City.

Doctors go online to help people during Covid-19

Hundreds of doctors have joined the Facebook group ‘Giup nhau mua dich’ (helping each other) to assist people during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tech guru develops a map to help those in need

Nguyen Van Tuan, a resident of Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh District, has been out of work for three weeks due to COVID-19 and is struggling to feed his family of four.

Irish man adopts Vietnamese orphan

The day John Hennigan saw a picture of a child with a cleft palate abandoned in an orphanage in northern Hai Duong Province, he knew that his life would change forever.

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.

Mekong Delta lottery-ticket seller named as one of Forbes’ 2021 inspiring women

A former lottery ticket seller who has received many prestigious awards over the years has been living in special circumstances.

Recovered Covid-19 patient donates disinfection machines to medical units

Having recovered from Covid-19, Mai Anh Duc is now directing the production of hand sanitizer and disinfection machines to donate to hospitals and isolation areas in the country.

War invalid donates VND4.5 billion to Covid-19 vaccine fund

“I am a soldier. If I don’t die on the battlefield, I need to lead a meaningful life in peacetime,” said Le Van De, a war invalid in Hai Duong, explaining why he donated VND4.5 billion to the vaccine fund.

Teacher in HCM City dedicates life to inclusive education for disabled children

Nguyen Thi Phuong Dung, a 55 year-old teacher in HCM City, is pioneering inclusive education for autistic children.

Mekong Delta men convert vehicles to ambulances to aid the poor

People nationwide have done their bit to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic, but few have gone quite as far as Ngon Duc Thang. 

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.

Young man uses social media networks to help people in need

Hundreds of millions of VND have been called for through social networks by a young director in Binh Duong who aims to help unfortunate victims on the road and the homeless.

Teacher sacrifices family happiness for ethnic students in border commune

A Thai ethnicity teacher devoted his youth to his students in a remote mountainous commune in Dien Bien Province.