HCM City helps poor people enjoy Tet

The city will also support businesses that are unable to take care of their employees during the Tet holiday by providing US$23.5 in cash per worker, according to Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Hua Ngoc Thuan. 

Binh Chanh district plans to present 36,431 gifts worth over US$1 million to social welfare beneficiaries, said district Party Committee Secretary Le Van Hoa at a working session with a delegation led by municipal Party Committee Secretary Le Thanh Hai on January 13. 

Home to 4,239 poor and near-poor households, Nha Be district will work to donate an additional US$23.5 for each family, said Tran Tan Quyet, a local official. 

A nationwide campaign is being launched by the Vietnam Red Cross (VRC) to deliver 1 million gifts to disadvantaged families on the occasion of the upcoming Tet holiday. 

The VRC Central Committee has just approved a US$228,500 aid package for its chapters in 37 cities and provinces across the country to purchase Tet gifts or the poor and victims of Agent Orange/dioxin.