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Rice aid approved to support disadvantaged residents on Tet

The PM has assigned the Finance Ministry to provide over 5,504 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as food aid to seven localities on the occasion of Tet holiday, which is several days left.
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Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has assigned the FinanceMinistry to provide over 5,504 tonnes of rice from the national reserve as foodaid to seven localities on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday,which is several days left.

Therice aid will be distributed among the central provinces of Quang Ngai (over2,041 tonnes), Quang Binh (over 1,334 tonnes), and Binh Dinh (over 910 tonnes),and the Central Highlands provinces of Dak Nong (over 409 tonnes), Dak Lak (455.7tonnes), Soc Trang (54.96 tonnes) and Kon Tum (over 298.4 tonnes).

Anotherpackage of more than 4,432 tonnes of rice aid has also been offered to eightprovinces to ease hunger during the between-crop period. Beneficiaries include CaoBang, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Quang Ngai, and Binh Dinh.

About74 tonnes of rice aid will be given to the northern mountainous province of BacKan to help it alleviate crop damage caused by diseases on rice, while theCentral Highlands province of Gia Lai will receive over 1,173 tonnes to copewith hunger during Tet and the between-crop time.-VNA
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