Macao will stage a charity concert on May 27 with a dozen of
entertainment celebrities from China and South Korea present at it,
organizers said Friday.
A press release issued by the hosting International Vaccine
Institute (IVI) said all donations from the concert are to be used
for the development and delivery of new vaccines among the world
developing nations.
Park Eun-hye, starring in the recent Hong Kong-made movie hit
Shinhwa (myth), Jang Na-ra, another South Korean diva, Zhang
Hanyun, a fresh face of the movie industry in the Chinese mainland,
and Lee Hacken, a Hong Kong pop star, will be on stage of the
concert, said the release.
The IVI is an international center of researching, training and
technical assistance for vaccines needed in developing
countries.
The group, under the charge of the United Nations, is sponsoring
programs in 21 nations and regions across Asia, Africa and Latin
America, which could hopefully help save 5 million children's lives
from infectious diseases in a single year.
(Xinhua News Agency May 13, 2006)