HCM City (VNA), March 22 -- The Ho Chi Minh City Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front ( VFF ) mobilised over 300 billion VND (12.1 million USD) last year to support the poor, residents, officers, soldiers, and workers in border, sea and island areas across the country.

At the meeting on March 22 to review fundraising and management, deputy chairman of the committee Pham Minh Tuan said with the funds, the city provided support to more people with groups of beneficiaries expanded, plus the support was more practical to meet the beneficiaries' needs in housing, education, and health care.

Meanwhile, activities for the border, sea and islands are also carried out through specific and practical projects.

On the occasion of the Lunar...