Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh presented gift packages to poor people from the Cham ethnic group in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11 on the occasion of the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) visits Cham ethnic people in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime MinisterTruong Hoa Binh presented gift packages to poor people from the Cham ethnicgroup in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11 on the occasion of the upcomingtraditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
The Cham ethnic group is the third biggestcommunity in HCM City with around 8,000 people.
The same day, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong DinhHue visited needy households, Agent Orange/dioxin victims, and poor workers inthe northern province of Vinh Phuc.
The official along with representatives from theVietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee, the Vietnam General Confederationof Labour, the Vietnam Red Cross Society, and local authorities presented giftsto 400 houses from disadvantaged backgrounds and social welfare policies.
Also on January 11, Chairman of the VietnamFatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man extended his New Yeargreetings while visiting Lac Duong district in the Central Highlands provinceof Lam Dong.
He granted 150 gift packages worth one millionVND each for poor and nearly-poor households in the district./.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh and representatives from the Vietnam Red Cross Society on January 16 presented 100 Tet gifts valued at one million VND each to poor families and Agent Orange/Dioxin (AO) victims in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will increase financial support for poor people and social policy beneficiaries on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2016.
The “Tet for poor people and Agent Orange/dioxin victims” campaign sets a target of mobilising 1 million gift packages for the poor and Agent Orange/dioxin victims on the occasion of Tet.
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Officials have joined trade union organisations and enterprises in many localities in presenting gifts and free transport tickets for poor workers to ensure they can have a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) with their families.
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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (R) visits Cham ethnic people in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
