Hanoi, July 15 -- President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on July 14 received a donation of 82 billion VND (approximately 3.1 million USD) from the banking sector in support of the national emulation campaign to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated houses in 2025.

Since April 2024, the banking sector has committed a total of 1.36 trillion VND to the programme. Of this amount, 1.1 trillion VND has already been disbursed, while the remaining funds will be released following the issuance of allocation guidelines by the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs (180 billion VND) and the submission of complete documents by localities (85 billion VND).

Earlier this year, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh laun...