Delegations of military officers and soldiers set sail for Truong Sa (Spratly) on January 4 to visit those performing duties on Vietnam’s archipelago on the occasion of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Officers and soldiers
prepare to get onboard ships for Truong Sa at Cam Ranh military port in
Khanh Hoa province on January 4 (Photo: VNA)
Addressing the see-off
ceremony held at Cam Ranh military port in central Khanh Hoa province, Vice
Chairman of the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee Nguyen Dac Tai said the trip aims
to convey the profound attention that the Party, State, Defence Ministry, and
people nationwide pay to the safeguarding of the sacred sovereignty in the sea,
as well as to soldiers and residents in Truong Sa, which is also a district of
Khanh Hoa.
Such sentiment is a great support and encouragement for soldiers and residents
in Truong Sa to weather every difficulty to fulfil the heavy but glorious task
assigned by the Party and people, he noted.
Rear Admiral Nguyen Duc Vuong, Political Commissar of Naval Region 4, expressed
his belief that the officers and soldiers assuming new tasks in Truong Sa
archipelago will overcome all difficulties to fulfil their tasks.
Four ships of Naval Region 4 are carrying thousands of Tet gift packages sent
by military units and people nationwide to soldiers and residents on 33 islands
of the archipelago.
Source: VNA
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
