Trieu Le Khanh, Vice Chairwoman of the VFF HCM City, speaks a press conference on the art show (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front(VFF) Committee in Ho Chi Minh City and the municipal television HTV will co-organisea music show on August 29 to raise funds for the national sea and islandsfoundation.
The programme, broadcast live on the local TV, will informthe audience on outcomes of the fund’s operation last year and in the firsteight months of 2019.
Songs and dances praising the sea, islands, and patriotismwill be staged by artists who recently visited the Truong Sa (Spratly)archipelago and other islands to the southwest of the mainland and by thosefrom the border and coast guard forces.
An exchange with border and naval soldiers and fishermenwill also be broadcast.
Trieu Le Khanh, Vice Chairwoman of the VFF HCM City, saidthe fund has set the target of raising 30 billion VND (1.29 million USD) forthe benefit of officers, soldiers and people living in border areas andislands; and to run communications campaigns to raise public awareness on thework of people who defend national sea and island sovereignty, among others.
Last year, it received donations worth 38 billion VND, whichwas spent on a host of activities, including visiting new recruits; presentinggifts to officers, soldiers and people in Truong Sa island district; andbuilding infrastructure for border and island areas.-VNA
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