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Artists raise funds to build houses

A campaign by artist Ngo Tran Vu has raised nearly VND200 million (nearly US$9,000) to build houses for poor people through an online painting auction.

Vietnamese singer launches project to fight COVID-19, saline intrusion

Vietnamese singer Vu Cat Tuong has recently launched a bilingual project entitled Tomorrow that aims to raise funds to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta.

Hundreds to perform at charity concert

About 300 artists will perform at a concert entitled Vui Ca - Sing for Joy at Hanoi Opera House on November 30.

Nun offers home to homeless children

 VietNamNet Bridge – Pham Thi Kim Sang lives as a nun in her home in Chau Doc City in the southern province of An Giang.

Tu Lan racers to raise funds for flood-resistant floating houses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Tu Lan Cave, sister of the biggest cave in the world, Son Doong, is offering visitors treks, swimming, caving trips and a race.

When poor orphans give hope to the community

 VietNamNet Bridge – A charity concert where orphaned children give “music, love and hope” to the community will be held at the Ha Noi Opera House on December 2.

Alibaba's Ant Financial in talks to raise more than $3 billion: report

 China's most valuable online finance company, Ant Financial, is looking to raise more than $3 billion in debt to fund international expansion, according to technology news website The Information.

HCM City's flood control program to need big funding

 VietNamNet Bridge – The HCMC government will spend VND97.3 trillion (US$4.36 billion) on a major program to combat floods in the 2016-2020 period.

US rock band raises funds for poor children

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Empty Pockets, a four-piece rock band from Chicago, will perform in HCM City on December 24, 25 and 26 to raise funds to support nutrition for poor children in Viet Nam.

Volunteers lend wings to kids' imagination

 VietNamNet Bridge – Enthusiastic teachers and students in disadvantaged areas are benefitting hugely from an initiative to set up free libraries that give them access to books and other reading material.

Patriotism campaign inspires many

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of people throughout the country have, since mid-June, sent photos and text messages to raise funds in support of people and soldiers working and struggling for the Vietnamese sovereignty

Overseas Vietnamese artists return home for Tet

 VietNamNet Bridge – Singers Phuong Dung and Giao Linh and many other Vietnamese overseas artists are travelling back to Viet Nam for Tet (Lunar New Year) this year, and are set to perform in HCM City and elsewhere.

Blood donors give hope to sufferers

VietNamNet Bridge – She always feels tired, often looks pale, and walks slowly. But 23-year-old Pham Thi Cam Ha has found new energy and a reason to live. The catalyst for her revival: a chance discovery on her Facebook account

Picasso’s works to go to auction for Vietnamese children

VietNamNet Bridge – Two works of the well-known Spanish painter Picasso will come under the hammer during the Impressionist and Modern Art Sale in Paris on June 6 to raise funds for disadvantaged children in Vietnam.

Marathoners to run length of Vietnam

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two men, one Australian and one Vietnamese, will embark on a pole-to-pole super-marathon along the length of Vietnam in order to raise funds for clean drinking and sanitary projects.