Efforts made to care for the needy ahead of Tet 2018

27/1/18

Efforts made to care for the needy ahead of Tet
President Tran Dai Quang has signed a decision presenting gifts to people who made significant contributions to the national revolutionary cause on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.

Gifts worth 400,000 VND (17.72 USD) and 200,000 VND (8.86 USD) each will be given to those who participated in revolutionary activities up to the August Revolution (August 19, 1945), Heroic Mothers, Heros of the People’s Armed Forces, Labour Heros during the Resistance War, war invalids, and fallen soldiers’ relatives. Sick soldiers and veterans affected by toxic chemicals are also among the beneficiaries.


Total expenditure for the presents is estimated at more than 386 billion VND (17.1 million USD) from the State budget.
The central province of Nghe An has decided to support the needy in the locality with 50.5 billion VND ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet).

In the upcoming holiday, the province will not let off fireworks to save money for the poor. Currently, Nghe An has over 80,000 poor households, mostly residing in mountainous and border areas. In 2017, the province built 541 new houses and upgraded 299 others for the poor.
Meanwhile, the central province of Quang Tri has also launched a number of activities to ensure a warm festival for all poor workers in the province. This year, Tet bonus for local workers in the locality varies from 200,000 VND to 72 million VND. Many small firms have no plan to offer bonus for workers. Along with keeping a close watch on businesses’ implementation of salary and bonus regulations, local authorities have also held dialogues with the firms to deal with difficulties facing them and the workers.

Last year, the provincial Trade Union supported over 4,000 workers with underprivileged circumstances with over 2 billion VND, while building 45 new houses worth 1.79 billion VND to the needy. Quang Tri now has about 35,000 labourers, many of whom face difficulties.

At the same time, the Management Board of the southern province of Binh Phuoc reported that more than 100 enterprises have announced Tet bonus for workers at average 5.2 million VND each. Trade unions at all levels have built plans to support workers, including free travel assistance and Tet gifts.

Front leader gives Tet gifts to poor households

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man visited and presented gifts to poor households and welfare policy beneficiaries in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang and city of Can Tho on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The beneficiaries include 100 poor households and welfare policy beneficiaries in Thanh Xuan commune, Chau Thanh A district, Hau Giang province; and 200 other families in Co Do district, Can Tho city. Each gift package includes 1 million VND in cash and five kg of rice.

Speaking with local residents, Man detailed the nation’s socio-economic development in 2017, saying that despite natural disasters, floods causing huge damages and losses, under the sound leadership of the Party and the Government, the country fulfilled all socio-economic targets, with economic growth reaching 6.81 percent.

He urged local authorities to take good care of their residents, particularly poor households and welfare policy beneficiaries, particularly in terms of housing, health care, education and production.

Man expressed his hope that the households will follow the policies and laws of the Party and State, contributing to the development of their localities.

On the occasion, the VFF leader and Can Tho officials visited and presented gifts to the wife of a martyr, Do Thi Phuong, in Thoi Hiep village, Dong Thang commune; and pensioner Le Tan Phuong, 91, in Co Do township, Co Do district of Can Tho city.

Overseas Vietnamese communities gather to celebrate Tet

Vietnamese people in Indonesia on January 23 gathered at the Vietnamese Embassy in the country to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), the year of the Dog.

Addressing the event, Ambassador Hoang Anh Tuan reviewed the development of the country during the past year, as well as the Vietnam-Indonesia cooperative strategic partnership, highlighting delegation exchanges at all levels, participation in multilateral and bilateral forums and boosting bilateral ties in trade, investment and culture.

He lauded the solidarity among the Vietnamese community in Indonesia, hoping that they, including Vietnam’s representative offices, will continue contributing to the nation’s development and Vietnam – Indonesia ties.

The Embassy of Vietnam in Mozambique held a similar get-together in Maputo to celebrate Tet.

Speaking at the event, Ambassador to Mozambique Nguyen Van Trung highlighted the traditional friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and Mozambique, particularly in economics, trade and investment.

The Vietnam Buddhist Association was established in Mozambique in 2017, the first of its kind in Africa, Trung noted.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha will hold the Vesak Festival in Mozambique, Trung said, adding that construction of a Vietnamese pagoda will be started on an area of more than 4 hectares in Maputo in 2018.

Tet gifts sent to Truong Sa soldiers, people

Four ships carrying officers, soldiers, journalists as well as New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port,   in the central province of Khanh Hoa, on January 6 for Truong Sa archipelago.
As scheduled, the ships will drop in 21 islands and 33 islets in the district, delivering gifts to people and soldiers stationed there on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet).

As many as 105 reporters from media companies across the country were on board the ships.
Their writings about historical sites and daily life on the islands will contribute to affirming the sovereignty of Vietnam over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes, the country’s exclusive economic zone, continental shelf, and other sea and island areas.
So, Tet 2018 is coming to Vietnam. Let’s wish for the people and the country all the bests, especially on human rights care like those above./.


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Red Star 29/1/18 18:21

Is proves many things for promoting human rights in Vietnam!

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