The event, co-hosted by the Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper’s
Television Channel and the Vietnam Red Cross Society, was attended by Truong
Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of Party Central Committee (PCC) and
Head of PCC Commission for Mass Mobilisation; and Hoang Trung Hai, Politburo
member and Secretary of Hanoi Party Central Committee.
It also saw the presence of PCC member and Deputy Prime Minister
Vu Duc Dam; and Thuan Huu, PCC member, Editor-in-chief of Nhan Dan Newspaper,
Deputy Head of PCC Commission for Communication and Education, and Chairman
of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association.
During the programme, the organising board presented 50 Tet
gifts to school children from poor households, as well as families of policy
beneficiaries and the families of Agent Orange/ Dioxin victims across the
country.
Five social houses were handed over to residents in flood-hit
areas in the mountainous northern region on the occasion.
The event also featured songs and dances about spring, the land
and people performed by popular Vietnamese singers and artists.
Addressing the event, Nhan Dan Newspaper's Deputy
Editor-in-Chief and Director of Nhan Dan TV Dinh Nhu Hoan expressed his
pleasure that, under the care of Party and State, charity and humanitarian
activities have received enthusiastic participation from ministries, sectors,
organisations and individuals at both home and abroad, contributing to
strengthening the solidarity in the community.
He expressed his hope that the event would help the poor to
celebrate a lunar New Year full of joy and compassion.
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Source: NDO