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Hanoi youths support fund for Vietnam’s sea, islands

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) – Hanoi chapter on March 9 organised a fundraising ceremony for the “Fund for Vietnam’s Sea, Islands”.
Hanoi youths support fund for Vietnam’s sea, islands ảnh 1Representative of a local university presents support to the fund (Photo: VNA)
 
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ho Chi MinhCommunist Youth Union (HCYU) – Hanoi chapter on March 9 organised a fundraisingceremony for the “Fund for Vietnam’s Sea, Islands”.

The move aims to support soldiers andcivilians staying on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago in Vietnam’s East Sea tosafeguard the country’s sea and island sovereignty.

At the event, Secretary of the chapterNguyen Ngoc Viet called on young people of the capital city to donate to thefund while doing their utmost to prevent the spread of the acute respiratorydisease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Staffers of the chapter offered at leastone day’s salary to the fund, along with various donations from youth unions oflocal universities and firms.

In 2018, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phucdecided to rename the “Vi Truong Sa Than yeu” (For Beloved Truong Sa) fund as“Fund for Vietnam’s Sea, Islands”.

The fund was established in 2011, aiming toencourage people to turn their mind and heart to Truong Sa archipelago, whileenhancing awareness among all sectors, localities and Vietnamese people at homeand abroad of the importance of Vietnam’s sea and islands.

It has also helped bring the resolution on“Vietnam's Sea Strategy by 2020” into reality, mobilising social resources todefend the national sovereignty over sea, islands and continental shelf./.
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