President Truong Tan Sang presented social welfare gifts to poorhouseholds in seven border provinces during a ceremony in the northernmountainous province of Cao Bang on March 9.
Among the gifts,13,000 tonnes of cement from the military-run telecom service providerViettel were donated to locals in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh,Lang Son, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and Cao Bang, insupport of building and upgrading their own farms.
The activity is under the programme “Breeding cows for the poor inborder areas”, which was launched nearly 9 months ago and raised a stockof over 13,000 cows, more than 7,000 of them have reached the hands ofthe impoverished.
This year, up to 24,000 breedingcows worth 360 billion VND (17.1 million USD) are expected to come tothe poor in 11 border provinces.
On the occasion,the President asked for upgrading transport infrastructure in order tofacilitate trade with other provinces and shifting the structure ofagriculture by replacing low-quality plant varieties with high-yieldones.
To attract capital inflows, the SteeringBoard for North-western Region was requested to fine-tune policiesregarding taxation, lending and infrastructure, among others.
During a working session with local authorities the same day, theleader called the attention to ramping up infrastructure, overhaulingadministrative procedures, cracking down on cross-border smuggling andimproving the quality of local lives.
The call wasmade after considering that Cao Bang remains weak in agriculture,workforce and local competitiveness, particularly when Vietnam is alsounder pressure of global economic integration.
Hedemanded adjusting investment in farming, services and industry sectorsand making thorough preparations for the all-level Party Congresses.
The same day, the leader paid tribute to the latePresident Ho Chi Minh in Pac Bo relic site and presented gifts towelfare beneficiary families in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanhdistrict.-VNA
Among the gifts,13,000 tonnes of cement from the military-run telecom service providerViettel were donated to locals in the northern provinces of Quang Ninh,Lang Son, Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Dien Bien and Cao Bang, insupport of building and upgrading their own farms.
The activity is under the programme “Breeding cows for the poor inborder areas”, which was launched nearly 9 months ago and raised a stockof over 13,000 cows, more than 7,000 of them have reached the hands ofthe impoverished.
This year, up to 24,000 breedingcows worth 360 billion VND (17.1 million USD) are expected to come tothe poor in 11 border provinces.
On the occasion,the President asked for upgrading transport infrastructure in order tofacilitate trade with other provinces and shifting the structure ofagriculture by replacing low-quality plant varieties with high-yieldones.
To attract capital inflows, the SteeringBoard for North-western Region was requested to fine-tune policiesregarding taxation, lending and infrastructure, among others.
During a working session with local authorities the same day, theleader called the attention to ramping up infrastructure, overhaulingadministrative procedures, cracking down on cross-border smuggling andimproving the quality of local lives.
The call wasmade after considering that Cao Bang remains weak in agriculture,workforce and local competitiveness, particularly when Vietnam is alsounder pressure of global economic integration.
Hedemanded adjusting investment in farming, services and industry sectorsand making thorough preparations for the all-level Party Congresses.
The same day, the leader paid tribute to the latePresident Ho Chi Minh in Pac Bo relic site and presented gifts towelfare beneficiary families in Dam Thuy commune, Trung Khanhdistrict.-VNA
