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President attends event to sum up construction of houses for the poor in Soc Trang

President Vo Van Thuong on January 1 attended an event to sum up the implementation of a campaign to build 1,200 houses for poor households in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.
President attends event to sum up construction of houses for the poor in Soc Trang ảnh 1President Vo Van Thuong (R) attends ceremony to hand over house for Ly Thi Tha Ly's family in My Xuyen district (Photo: VNA)
Soc Trang (VNA) – President Vo Van Thuong on January 1 attended anevent to sum up the implementation of a campaign to build 1,200 houses for poorhouseholds in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang.

The campaign has been jointly implemented by the Ministry ofPublic Security and Soc Trang provincial authorities.

As Soc Trang is a border province with Khmer ethnic people accountingfor one-third of its population, and often affected by natural disasters such as drought and saltwater intrusion, people's lives still face many difficulties,and the number of poor and near-poor households remains high. Statistics showthat there are currently 15,139 poor and 26,242 near-poor households, accountingfor 12.4% of the total number of households in the province, mainly in border and Khmer ethnic-inhabited areas. Notably, 6,972 households are inparticularly difficult situations in terms of housing that need attention andsupport to stabilise their lives.

Therefore, the Ministry of Public Security has mobilised andsupported the construction of the 1,200 houses for poor people with housing-relateddifficulties in the province with a total cost of over 60 billion VND (2.47million USD).
President attends event to sum up construction of houses for the poor in Soc Trang ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong visits Heroic Mother Le Thi Thanh (Photo: VNA)
On the same day, the State leader visited and presentedgifts to Heroic Mother Le Thi Thanh whose husband and two children are martyrsin My Xuyen district./.
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