HA NOI — A would-be thief fled empty handed after a hotel security guard spotted him on Thursday at a smashed Vietcombank Automatic Teller Machine in Hang Bac Ward, Hoan Kiem District, reports the Ha Noi police.
The police are continuing their investigation.
‘Real man' exhibition tackles gender violence
HA NOI — A photographic exhibition titled "I'm a real man" opened in Ha Noi yesterday.
The Centre for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender-Family-Women and Adolescents has organised the two-day display as the climax to the Activism against Gender Violence Campaign.
The campaign began on Thursday, November 25.
The exhibition is also intended to summarise the results of the centre's "Men say no to domestic violence" campaign.
Donation to help fund surgery for poor kids
HCM CITY — The United Parcel Services Foundation has donated US$32,000 to Operation Smile, Viet Nam, for global volunteer month.
The not-for-profit charity provides corrective surgery and healthcare for needy children and this is the second successive year that has given money for facial surgery.
HCM City to celebrate volunteers on Sunday
HCM CITY — Thirteen HCM City volunteer organisations will offer opportunities for people to join the activities of non-profit, volunteer organisations as part of International Volunteers Day on Sunday.
This first-time event is expected to attract more than 200 people, say its organisers. Eleven of the 13 organisations are domestic and the other two international.
The briefing will be at the Sai Gon Pearl International School, the Binh Thanh District.
Top students get Toyota scholarships
HA NOI —Toyota Viet Nam Fund in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Training yesterday granted a VND544 million scholarship to 144 outstanding university students nationwide studying engineering, technology and environment.
Eighty-one of the total scholarship receivers are from the Ha Noi University of Technology. — VNS
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