Tag: kids
HCM City kids warm up their easels
VietNamNet Bridge – More than 160,000 children under 15 years of age in HCM City are expected to join the annual green painting contest to be held next April. Little Picasso: Choi Trau (Buffalo Fight) by Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Uyen, 14, a student at Nguyen Du High School, won second prize in this year’s Green Drawing contest.The organising board of the... Read more
Youth House gives kids a chance to be kids
VietNamNet Bridge - For generations, children growing up on houseboats on the Hong (Red) River have been destined to a life of poverty and hardship, but volunteers working for UNESCO’s Solidarites Jeunesses Viet Nam (SJV) are fighting to change all that. Sanna Halva, a student from Finland, finds her calling teaching English fo underpriveleged children... Read more
Teeth-related diseases affect over 80% of kids
VietNamNet Bridge – Around 83.9% of Vietnamese children between the ages of 6-8 have cavities. Every child has six decayed teeth on average and most of them are not treated. In addition, nearly 90% of kids have crooked teeth. VietNamNet Bridge – Around 83.9% of Vietnamese children between the ages of 6-8 have cavities. Every child has six decayed... Read more
Musical extravaganza raises money for disadvantaged kids
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnamese and foreign musicians will perform in a music and song festival at HCM City’s RMIT International University Viet Nam this week to raise funds for the disabled and poor. American artist Curtis King and his partner perform Take My Hand, a song for Agent Orange victims, at a recent charity concert in HCM City. VietNamNet Bridge... Read more
Surgeon gives hope to nation’s kids
VietNamNet Bridge - Paediatrics has been an area of medicine slow to develop in Vietnam, but thanks to the efforts of one man and his collegues, hundreds of sick children can look forward to a healthy future. Dr Nguyen Thanh Liem (centre)operates on a child with intestinal problem. VietNamNet Bridge - Paediatrics has been an area of medicine slow to develop in... Read more
Writing contest boosts fantasy genre for kids
VietNamNet Bridge – A writing competition sponsored by the Danish Embassy is seeking to raise the profile of the fantasy genre in children’s literature. The writing competition is a part of the Children’s Literature Project, one of six components in a cultural development cooperation programme funded by the Danish government. “Fantasy... Read more
Kids to brighten up city road
VietNamNet Bridge - Eight-year old Si Yeon-song from South Korea is busy drawing colourful images of her country’s new year celebrations. UNIS students take part in a drawing event, with the chance to have their pictures put onto a mosaic along the dyke road. VietNamNet Bridge - Eight-year old Si Yeon-song from South Korea is busy drawing colourful images... Read more
Kid’s Voice brings free shows to children
VietNamNet Bridge – Last year, artists from the Hanoi-based Youth Theatre performed 100 free shows to children under the SIDA-funded Kid’s Voice project, and they plan to have another 100 free shows from now on. A scene from “Hunter Falls Into Trap” by the Youth Theatre. Eighty artists from the Youth Theatre last year had 95 free... Read more
Nearly 20 beauties to raise funds for disadvantaged kids
VietNamNet Bridge – Four beauty queens, many models, and several artists will join “Kids and Angles,” a special program to raise funds for disadvantaged children. Some celebrities who participate in “Kids and Angles”.VietNamNet Bridge – Four beauty queens, many models, and several artists will join “Kids and Angles,”... Read more
Rare meningitis discovered in five kids
VietNamNet Bridge – Meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a very rare disease, is becoming increasingly common in Vietnam, said Dr. Nguyen Van De, Chief of the Parasitology Faculty of Hanoi Medical University. Angiostrongylus cantonensis (photo:picasaweb) VietNamNet Bridge – Meningitis caused by Angiostrongylus cantonensis, a very... Read more