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Officials present Tet gifts to needy people

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).
Officials present Tet gifts to needy people ảnh 1Deputy 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./.
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