A nationwide fundraising campaign to support victims of Agent Orange was launched on December 19, organised by the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) Fund, the National Humanitarian Portal (1400), and the MBBank's charity app.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on November 28 announced emergency measures to address severe flooding in six states of the country, which has affected over 37,000 residents.
The National Assembly (NA) on November 28 passed the revised Law on Human Trafficking Prevention and Control with approval from 454 out of 455 deputies participating in the voting.
Malaysians lost an estimated 12.8 billion USD to scams over the past year, representing 3% of the country’s gross domestic product, according to trust tech company Gogolook.
Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane, Laos, launched a donation campaign on September 10 to support people in northern provinces of Vietnam and Laos that were hard hit by super typhoon Yagi.
Party General Secretary and President To Lam on September 9 extended his deep sympathies to people and soldiers who have been affected by typhoon Yagi that hit northern provinces and cities two days ago.
The scam situation in Singapore has worsened, with the number of cases rising 16.3% to 26,587, and victims losing a record high of over 385.6 million SGD (294.79 million USD) in the first six months of this year.
Singapore's police have reported that victims lost at least 36 million USD in less than two months to conmen touting investment scams on chat groups and social media platforms.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 1 signed a dispatch demanding prompt actions to deal with the consequences of a serious workplace accident that happened in a wood factory in southern province of Dong Nai earlier the same day, as well as to support victims.
The number of civilian casualties in Myanmar as a result of landmines and explosive ordnance reached 1,052, tripled the incidents recorded in 2022, the United Nations children’s agency (UNICEF) said on April 4.
The police of the southern province of Binh Duong, in coordination with Chinese police, on January 17 arrested a Chinese national on the international wanted list for human trafficking.
With the help of technology, scammers tricked Vietnamese out of an average 391.8 trillion VND (16.23 billion USD), or 3.6% of the nation’s GDP in 2023, according to the report “The State of Scams in Vietnam” by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA).
Indonesian authorities on December 7 said they had ended a search and rescue mission for any hikers missing or killed in Mount Marapi's eruption on Sumatra island at the weekend that left 23 people dead.
The Philippines’ authorities said four children, including an 11-month-old boy, died and two others were injured in a fire that occurred at a residential area in Cebu city in the central region on November 23.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on October 26 provided updates on the jeep incident at Cu Lan village tourist area in Lac Duong district, the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong that killed four tourists from the Republic of Korea and injured one Vietnamese.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 13 asked competent forces to quickly deal with consequences of the deadly fire that broke out at a mini apartment building in Hanoi late September 12 night, and trace its cause.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a decision approving a master plan for the development of a network of social assistance facilities for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Transport confirmed on August 17 that eight people on board and two others on ground were killed in a plane crash near Elmina township in central Selangor State earlier the same day.