April 07, 2023 | 14:45 (GMT+7)
Poor Khmer households, students given gifts on Chol Chnam Thmay festival
Hundreds of poor households and students of the Khmer ethnic group in Ho Chi Minh City on April 6 received gifts from the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Nguoi lao dong (The Laborers) newspaper on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festival.
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Poor Khmer households in Ho Chi Minh City receive gifts on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festival. |
Recipients include 260 poor, near-poor, or disadvantaged households in the districts of Tan Binh, Binh Chanh, Cu Chi, and Can Gio and 135 poor and studious Khmer students.
The donation is from the "For the Poor" fund of Ho Chi Minh City and the newspaper’s program "Scholarships to students of ethnic groups and poor students," local companies, and individuals.
Phan Kieu Thanh Huong, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, said that over the years, the city has always cared for, supported and created the most favorable for the more than 50 ethnic groups in the city to develop and improve the quality of life of the local people.
Source: VNA