Presenting gifts to needy people Accordingly, a number of activities will be held, including the awarding of scholarships, jackets and notebooks to students; providing free health check-ups and medicines to local people; presenting gifts and upgrading electric systems to policy beneficiaries; and visiting border guard posts. The program’s VND 420 million was raised by sponsors in Ho Chi Minh City and Tay Ninh province. The Khmer ethnic people account for 15 percent of Bien Gioi’s population and they are still facing some difficulties in daily life. Thus, the “Spring in border areas” is a practical and meaningful gift to poor locals, said Chairman of the commune’s People Committee Nguyen Van Nhung. * On the same day, medical personnel of the Border Guard Post at the Tien River International Border Gate and other forces provided free health check-ups and medicines to 260 poor people in Vinh Xuong border commune, Tan Xuan town, An Giang province. Additionally, they helped raise local awareness of ensuring food safety and hygiene, and preventing and controlling infectious diseases which often peak during the flooding season. This was part of activities in celebration of the coming 63rd anniversary of the Vietnam Doctors’ Day (February 27). Source: bienphong.com.vn Translated by Chung Anh
A programme of "Paying debts of gratitude" was launched in Hanoi on July 25, drawing the participation of State Vice President Truong My Hoa, Chairman of the Vietnam Elderly Association Nguyen Tan Trinh and representatives from centrally run ministries and sectors in Hanoi. The programme was a cultural activity of great significance in honour of invalids, martyrs, sick soldiers, their family members and other people credited with revolutionary services who have overcome many difficulties in their lives. This event provided a chance for Hanoians, both young and elderly, to show their deep gratitude for the great services rendered by heroic…... [read more]
Accordingly, military doctors of the command provided free health check-ups and medicines for the local people and also collaborated with the Ho Chi Minh City's Women Union visited and presented a gratitude house to Dieu Thi Them, a 30-year-old needy woman in Bu Lu hamlet, Bu Gia Map commune.During the two-day program, many needy people, beneficiaries and village patriarchs received free health check-ups and gifts as well as gratitude houses. Senior Colonel Tran Xuan Lich, Political Commissar of the command, pledged to continue doing similar gratitude activities for the needy in the locality and other neighboring areas. These practical activities contributed…... [read more]
Boats carry traded goods on the Ka Long River in Mong Cai township of Quang Ninh province, which borders China (Photo: VNA)Border residents will be given exemptions from import tariffs and other taxes when buying, selling and exchanging goods valued at the maximum of 2 million VND (89.64 USD) per capita a day for four days a month. Under the Prime Minister’s recent decision on the management of cross-border trading activities with Vietnam’s bordering countries, those entitled to the exemption include Vietnamese nationals, those from neighbouring countries with regular residences at border areas, and those permitted to reside in border…... [read more]
PANO - These days, army units and localities have organized various activities to pay gratitude to the contributions and sacrifices of the people's armed forces, martyrs, and war invalids prior to the 60th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory. Military Zone 2 has sent five delegations to visit and present gifts to policy beneficiaries, Heroes of people's armed forces, families of martyrs who had sacrificed in the resistance war against French colonists and wounded soldiers in 16 districts of provinces of Dien Bien and Lai Chau. Lieutenant General Nguyen Ngoc Lien, the military zone's Commissar pointed out that these…... [read more]
During a conference held by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) on June 12 to review the outcomes of implementing the MND’s Plan No. 9799 on the organization of such above activities, Gen. Le Chiem, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Head of the Organizing Panel for the organization of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the Wounded Soldiers' and Martyrs' Day (July 27), highlighted the involved units’ popularization and education on the day, provision of free health checkups and medicines for national contributors, better care for national contributors’ material and spiritual lives and more repatriation of martyrs’ remains. The…... [read more]
