The Youth Union of provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DoCST) has just held a delegation to visit and present gifts to martyrs’ families in TDM city on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs.

Tan Uyen district’s Youth Union, on July 28, held a get-together to mark the 85th anniversary of Vietnam’s Trade Union (July 28, 1929-July 28, 2014).

The Trade Union of Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP), on July 28, held a get-together to mark the 85th anniversary of Vietnam’s Trade Union (July 28, 1929-July 28, 2014) and honor 72 outstanding laborers. Dang Thi Kim Chi (left), Chairman of VSIP’s Trade Union awarding the certificates of merit to outstanding laborers

The Japanese Government has provided 60.456 million JPY in non-refundable aid to central Thua Thien Hue province for a natural calamity adaptation project (phase II).

“Let’s meet with workers and listen to them and learn their aspiration to protect their legitimate rights and interests”, labor hero Le Van Khoa, former director of Dau Tieng Rubber Company shared.

On July 26, HCM city-based “Forum of War Veterans” Association visited and presented 200 bags of cement plus VND25mln to Que Huong Charity Center.   Representative of the HCM city-based “Forum of War Veterans” Association presenting money to Que Huong Charity Center

Provincial Business Bloc’s Youth Union has held a series of significant activities on the occasion of the 67th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.

*The People’s Committee of Phu An commune in Ben Cat district has just held a get-together to mark the 67th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day. It is known that Phu An commune has a total of 226 martyrs who fell down in the two resistance wars against French colonialism, American imperialism and the Southwest border war.

Binh Duong provincial Industrial Parks’ Trade Union on July 26 held a get-together on the 85th anniversary of Vietnam Trade Union (July 28, 1929-2014) and applauded typical trade union cadres and excellent laborers. At the ceremony, participants tracked back the glorious tradition of Vietnam Trade Union during the past 85 years.

A number of activities to mark the 67th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day (July 27, 1947-2014) have been organised across the country to show gratitude to fallen soldiers and people rendering great service to the nation. Vice President Doan visits families of fallen soldiers, war invalids and sick soldiers. (qdnd.vn) Politburo member and Minister of Public Security, Tran Dai Quang visited and presented gifts to wounded and sick soldiers under treatment at the 19-8 Hospital in Hanoi on July 26. The Minister emphasised that the Party and State always pay great attention to people who contributed to the revolution by constantly developing and improving priority policies for war invalids, martyrs’ families, and all revolutionary contributors. The same day, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee visited and presented gifts to two heroic Vietnamese mothers in districts 1 and 3. Also on this occasion, city authorities organised five delegations to visit families of national contributors and held a ceremony to announce the President’s decision to bestow the ‘Vietnamese Heroic Mother’ title on 182 mothers living in the city. Previously on July 25, Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and representatives from several central agencies paid a visit and present 50 gifts worth VND1.3 million each to families of fallen soldiers, war invalids and sick soldiers, and sent 50 scholarships worth VND3 million each to needy children with good academic records in the Con Dao island district of the southern Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. Vietnam Children's Support Fund, in co-ordination with Hoan My Medical Corporation, also provided free medical check-ups and medicine for more than 2,500 needy locals from July 24-26.                                                                                                                                   Nhan Dan Online

The Japanese Shimizu – Maeda joint venture contractors on July 25 broke ground to begin construction of an underground section of the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien urban railway line in Ho Chi Minh City. Work starts on the Saigon Opera House station (photo: Huu Khoa)The metro line has a length of 1.8 km, connecting the Saigon Opera House and the Ba Son Shipyard with two stations. A bidding package for the construction of the section worth JPY23.17 billion (US$227.5 million) was signed between authorised agencies of Ho Chi Minh City and the Shimizu – Maeda joint venture on July 21. This is the second package of the 19.7km long Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien route to begin construction. According to the Ho Chi Minh City Management Authority for Urban Railway, the first phase of the construction package was to build Saigon Opera House station at the Nguyen Hue - Le Loi intersection. The four-storey underground station will be 190 metres long, 26 metres wide and 40 metres deep, and is scheduled for completion in March 2015. Later, the contractors will begin construction of the 1.8 km underground section from the Saigon Opera House to the Ba Son Shipyard, which is expected to be finished within 56 months. The Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien railway route is planned to be completed in 2019 and put into operation in 2020.                                                                                                                                  Nhan Dan Online

On July 24, Phu Tho ward People's Committee held a meeting to celebrate the 67th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs' Day (July 27, 1947-2014) with more than 200 deputies who are reps of heroic mothers, martyrs, revolutionary contributors, war invalids and so on. On this occasion, the ward's 3 privileged families were honored and 7 comrades who directly involved in Dien Bien Phu campaign and anti-French resistance war enjoyed gifts. In addition, Phu Tho ward mobilized and donated 245 gifts with the total value of VND38mil and repaired 4 houses for the privileged with the total expense of VND23mil. Meanwhile, Phu Loi ward People's Committee just handed a gratitude house over Vo Thi Cuc in quarter 6, Phu Loi ward. Vo Thi Cuc is a war invalid facing difficulties in accommodation. The repaired house had the total expense of VND44.5mil, VND23mil of which was from the ward Fund for Gratitude Repayment. At the ceremony, Do Thi Thanh Binh in quarter 8, a donor granted essential utensils and an amount of cash of VND500,000 to Cuc. In the July, Phu Loi ward People's Committee offered 365 gifts to privileged people with the total cost of VND25mil and held a get-together for local war invalids and martyrs' relatives.                                                                                                Reported by M.Hieu - Translated by A.C