Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (fourth from left) presents gifts to workers of the CyVina company, based in Long Duc Industrial Park of Tra Vinh province, on January 19 (Photo: VNA)
TraVinh (VNA) – Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan visited and offered LunarNew Year (Tet) greetings to the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh on January19.
Visitingtwo Heroic Vietnamese Mothers in Tra Vinh city, the Vice President affirmed theParty and State always keep in mind revolution contributors’ dedication to thenational development and defence, noting that caring for their families is theresponsibility of leaders from central to local levels.
At the meeting with the provincialexecutive board of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, Xuan spoke highly of contributionsby local religious dignitaries last year, especially to the COVID-19 combat. Shealso voiced her delight that Buddhist followers in Tra Vinh have stayed united,complied with the Party’s guidelines and the State’s laws, and worked hard to improvetheir lives and help with local development.
The Vice President also visited workers of theCyVina company, based in Long Duc Industrial Park. She expressed her sympathyfor businesses and their employees over the pandemic-caused difficulties, applaudingefforts by local authorities to help enterprises resume operations and ensurejobs for workers.
On thisoccasion, she presented gifts to 50 disadvantaged workers of CyVina.
In Ho Chi Minh City, Chairman of the Party CentralCommittee’s Information and Education Commission Nguyen Trong Nghia sent Tetgreetings to the municipal Department of Public Security.
Congratulatingthe department, including its cyber-security division, on their prominentachievements, he said Party and State leaders hope that the force will make newbreakthroughs in national safeguarding on the cyberspace in 2022.
Also onJanuary 19, Nghia visited some intellectuals and low-income households in thecity./.
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) on January 17 launched a programme to grant social insurance books and health insurance cards, along with gifts, to poor people nationwide, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (fourth from left) presents gifts to workers of the CyVina company, based in Long Duc Industrial Park of Tra Vinh province, on January 19 (Photo: VNA) 
