January 13, 2023 | 17:29 (GMT+7)
Over 2,000 students, laborers get free tickets home
PANO - More than 2,000 students and laborers were taken to their hometowns on January 12 for free to welcome the lunar New Year (Tet) 2023 holiday.
The program was jointly held by the Youth Union Organization, Vietnamese Students’ Association, Student Support Center of Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh nien (Youth) newspaper.
Themed “Spring coach - Tet of reunion,” the program was part of a wide range of activities to help disadvantaged students and laborers in Ho Chi Minh City to return home in provinces from Binh Thuan to Thanh Hoa to enjoy Tet.
Launched in 2002, the program has supported nearly 59,000 needy students and other laborers to reunite with their families in the home towns to welcome a warm Tet holiday. This meaningful event has given strength to students and laborers to rise in life.
The same day, the Student Support Center of Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together for students welcoming Tet far from home, during which 2,000 Tet gifts, worth VND 1.8 billion in total, were presented to needy students.
Below are several photos of the event.
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Tickets symbolically presented to students in a see-off ceremony for them |
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The program helps over 2,000 students and laborers enjoy Tet holiday in their hometowns. |
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Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu presents gifts to students. |
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Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Phan Thi Thanh Huong presents gifts to students at the event. |
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Students eagerly get on the coach to return home to welcome Tet with their relatives. |
Translated by Song Anh