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VFF President presents scholarships to poor students in Can Tho

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man presented 10 scholarships worth 3 million VND each to poor students in Vinh Thanh district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 2.
VFF President presents scholarships to poor students in Can Tho ảnh 1President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man presents bicycles to poor students (Photo: VNA)

Can Tho (VNA) – President of theVietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man presented 10scholarships worth 3 million VND (128.9 USD) each to poor students in VinhThanh district in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 2.

He also granted 50 bicycles worth nearly 100million VND (4,295 USD) to needy students.

Man said Vinh Thanh is a remote district in CanTho, so the travelling of locals remains difficult. The bicycles will make it easier forchildren to go to school.

He suggested local authorities and VFF chaptersat all levels pay more attention to education and support to students fromdisadvantaged backgrounds in order to help them continue their study on theoccasion of the 2018-2019 academic year.-VNA
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