The Vietnam Red Cross Society on July 20 started construction of “Red-Cross houses” for disadvantaged war veterans in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang (Photo: daidoanket.vn)

The 2-day event was held in Can Tho city on Friday by the Vietnam Red Cross Society, the Youth Union, and the Ministry of Education and Training. Participants included Tran Thanh Man, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and 500 delegates from Red Cross Societies of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, China, and Japan.

Ta Quang Duc from Can Tho city, one of the 180 honorees, said: “Through this camp, I want to learn and exchange experiences and skills of disaster prevention and response of the Red Cross Society.”