Bach Thien

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Accordingly, the organizers presented an RO water filter system with capacity of 300 liters/hour and 100 national flags, totaling VND 130 million, to needy people in Dac O commune in the province’s Bu Gia Map district. This was part of a program on supporting border areas held annually by the People-Government-Party Bloc in Ho Chi Minh City. The program focuses on sponsoring purifying water facilities and solar power systems to border posts and local people in Bu Gia Map district of the city along with numerous social welfare activities worth totally billions of VND each year. Translated by Minh Anh … [Read more...] about Clean water facility handed over to Binh Phuoc needy people

* On January 24-25, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien visited and extended Tet wishes to officers, soldiers, and people in Cao Bang province. On the occasion, Chien presented 200 Tet gifts, worth VND 250 million in total, to needy workers, 350 gifts, valued at VND 420 million, to policy beneficiaries and poor families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in the locality, gave five “great-unity houses," costing VND 50 million each, to needy households in Thinh Vuong and Duc Long communes. Meanwhile, the VFF Central Committee President inquired after and handed over gifts to workers of the Cao Bang Building Materials Production Joint Stock Company, and troops of Duc Long Border Station, and others. * On January 25, a delegation of the Department of Technical Services under the Naval Service visited and presented 64 Tet gifts to disadvantaged troops and policy families in Hai Phong city. * The same day, the Danang Association for Agent … [Read more...] about Tet gifts reach national contributors and the poor

The army corps command handed over 2,000 gifts, worth VND 1 billion in total, to ethnic minority people, needy households, and AO victims in the locality. This activity is held annually on the occasion of Tet festival to share difficulties with the needy and encourage them to strive for a better life. Apart from the movement, the army corps also held the border spring program to hand over 3,500 Tet gifts, worth VND 450,000 each, to ethnic minority people in the locality and disadvantaged workers of the unit. According to Senior Colonel Lai Van Tuan, Deputy Political Chief of Army Corps 16, these are meaningful activities, which contribute to addressing difficulties for the locals during Tet festival. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Army Corps 16 hands over gifts to needy households and AO victims

* On January 24, a working mission of the Military Region 2 Command, led by its Political Commissar Lieutenant Duong Dinh Thong, visited and extended Tet greetings to Division 346 and its affiliated units. During the visit, the mission asked the units to promote inspections, maintain combat readiness posture, and improve training to raise troops’ capability in fire prevention and fighting as well as search and rescue work. Meanwhile, the units should make thorough preparation for their military recruitment drive in 2022, tighten COVID-19 prevention and control regulations, organize activities to welcome a happy new year, and ensure logistic supplies for troops. * The same day, Military Hospital 175 held a program via an online format to extend Tet greetings and present Tet gifts to families of medical staff on duty at Truong Sa Infirmary in Truong Sa island district of Khanh Hoa province. During the program, the hospital required medical staff to observe the local regulations, … [Read more...] about More care for national contributors and needy people prior to lunar New Year