Recipients include those workers who could not afford the fares to go back to their hometowns for the Tet, the most important festival for Vietnamese who often treasure family reunion on the approach of Spring, which will come in early next month.

The event presenting free coach tickets and gifts to workers in HCM City on January 19.

Speaking at the hand-over ceremony, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Huynh Cach Mang spoke highly of the efforts by the trade unions as well as attention by enterprises to workers. The official said the act affirms the deep humanity and high sense of social responsibility of investors and expressed his hope that the work will be multiplied and diversified in the time to come.

According to Vice Chairman of the federation Kieu Ngoc Vu, the organization has mobilized assistance to the provision of 35,000 free coach tickets for poor workers in the city this year. Besides the tickets, trade unions in the city also plan to arrange coaches to bring over 13,200 workers back to their hometowns for the occasion.

Launched for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City in 2009, the programme has so far provided nearly 270,000 free tickets to poor workers with a total of nearly 180 billion VND (over 7.7 million USD).

Over 15,000 tonnes of citrus fruits for Tet market

(BGO) – According to the Division of Agriculture and Rural Development in Luc Ngan district, Bac Giang province, it is the peak harvest season of the sweet orange and pomelo serving to the Tet market. 

 

PM presents Tet gifts to disadvantaged ethnic minority people

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented 100 Tet gifts to policy beneficiaries and disadvantaged ethnic minority people in Nui village, Tam Thang commune, Cu Jut district during his working visit to the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on January 15.

 

Provincial leader extends Tet Greetings to FDI enterprises

(BGO) – The Vice Chairman of the Bac Giang provincial People’s Committee (PPC) Duong Van Thai on January 14 visited and extended Tet Greetings to some foreign direct investment (FDI) enterprises currently operating in the province. He was accompanied by representatives from the departments of Foreign Affair, Industry and Trade, the Management Board of the provincial Industrial Parks and Viet Yen district. 

 

Poor people to receive chung cake ahead of Tet

A programme to make Chung cake (square, glutinous rice cake) for disadvantaged communities will take place at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism from January 24-26, said the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST) on January 14.

 

Overseas Vietnamese in Cambodia, RoK welcome Tet

The Vietnamese nationals in Cambodia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) have embraced the spirit of Tet as the Lunar New Year draws near with various activities.

 

Source: VNA