The PM requested provincial leaders from Ha Tinh to Lam Dong, especially Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Gia Lai and Lam Dong, to develop detailed plans and officially launch the campaign on December 1 to mobilise all available forces for the housing effort.
Accordingly, Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong will each receive 200 billion VND, while Gia Lai and Dak Lak will get 150 billion VND each, as requested by the Ministry of Finance. The funding sources from the central budget reserve in 2025.
As much as 250 billion VND will be allocated to Thai Nguyen while Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Bac Ninh will receive 50 billion VND each to address urgent needs and support post-flood recovery.
Under Decision No. 2221/QD-TTg, Thai Nguyen province will receive 50 billion VND, while Cao Bang, Lang Son, and Bac Ninh provinces will each be given 30 billion VND. The funding is intended to provide emergency relief for residents and support initial post-disaster recovery efforts, following a proposal by the Ministry of Finance.
The emergency assistance is aimed at helping stabilise local lives and address consequences following the recent devastating floods in Dien Bien and Nghe An.
A group of Vietnamese students in China have presented over 4,000 notebooks, financial aid to schools and nearly 400 aid packages to help students in the three flood-hit provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society’s Central Committee has decided to offer urgent support to three flood-hit provinces of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Son La with a total funding of 420 million VND (18,000 USD).
“Vong tay nhan ai” (merciful hands), a charity programme aiming to support poor people in Hanoi and 21 localities nationwide, was held in Hanoi on January 25 with the participation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, leaders of a number of central agencies, Hanoi and the 21 localities.
The Prime Minister has assigned the Ministry of Finance to provide nearly 3,597 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to the central province of Ha Tinh and the northern mountainous province of Son La to support people hit by the recent devastating flood.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent urgent notices to state agencies and administrations of cities and provinces affected by the tropical depression, directing responses to flooding in northern and central Vietnam.
The Ministry of Education and Training and Dutch-owned dairy company FrieslandCampina in Vietnam have donated 30 tonnes of milk to schools in northern provinces, which were badly affected by floods that began at the end of July.
