OVs in Cambodia offered gifts on Chol Chnam Thmay festival
A crowd of poor overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in Cambodia and local people were presented gifts and provided with free check-ups on the occasion of the traditional Chol Chnam Thmay New Year festival of the country.
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According to Vice Chairwoman of COVA’s HCM City branch Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hanh, the gifts, totalling VND500 million (US$22,500), were granted by the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee to OVs and Cambodian households who were affected by a fire in February .
Hanh said this annual activity, hosted by the municipal People’s Committee in conjunction with her agency, aimed to help disadvantaged OVs and Cambodian families overcome difficulties in their lives.