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HCM City union grants gifts to poor women, children in Cambodia

The Women’s Union of Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 presented 140 gifts to poor Vietnamese and Cambodian women and children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
HCM City union grants gifts to poor women, children in Cambodia ảnh 1Gifts presented to  poor women, children in Cambodia (Source: VNA)
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Women’sUnion of Ho Chi Minh City on August 26 presented 140 gifts to poor Vietnameseand Cambodian women and children in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The move aimed to strengthen solidaritybetween the city and Phnom Penh and between the two countries.

Hoang Hoa, head of the Executive Board of theVietnamese Women’s Association in Cambodia, thanked the Ho Chi Minh City union,adding that the presents will help ease the burdens on Vietnamese and Cambodianfamilies.

In recent years, Ho Chi Minh City has held manyvoluntary activities in Cambodia, including providing free medicine and healthcheck-ups, assisting in building schools, and granting scholarships.-VNA
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