10,000 national flags presented to Dak Nong border residents
Residents and soldiers in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong received 10,000 national flags during a ceremony held by “Nguoi Lao Dong” (The Labourer) Newspaper and the provincial People’s Committee on March 13 in Tuy Duc district.
10,000 national flags presented to Dak Nong border residents (Photo: VNA)
Dak Nong (VNA) – Residents and soldiers in the CentralHighlands province of Dak Nong received 10,000 national flags during a ceremonyheld by “Nguoi Lao Dong” (The Labo💟urer) Newspaper and the provincial People’sCommittee on March 13 in Tuy Du🉐c district.
The newspaper initiated a national programme in June 2019 to present national flags to border residents and fishermen, aiming to encourage and support them in safeguarding national independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Speaking at the event, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the newspaperBui Thanh Liem said to date, the programme has presented 20,000flags to Dak Nong province. On the occasion, 100 scholarships worth 1 million VND (42.4 USD)each were presented to impoverished students in Tuy Duc and Krong No districts. Ton Thi Ngoc Hanh, Deputy Chairwoman of provincial People’sCommittee, described the flags from the programme as meaningful presents tothe armed forces, soldiers and people in the district’s border areas,contributing to supporting them in firmly safeguarding the country’s sovereigntyand border security. With four border districts, Dak Nong shares a borderline ofabout 141km with Cambodia’s Moldunkiri province./.
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee and its chapter in the south central province of Binh Thuan on March 21 presented 200 national flags to fishermen in Phu Quy island district who often fishing offshore, aiming to encourage and support them during their operations at sea.
The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) Central Committee in collaboration with the VRCS’s chapter in the south central province of Binh Thuan and sponsors on May 30 presented 140 national flags, 1,250 life jackets, and 140 first aid bags to local poor and near-poor, and disadvantaged fishermen.
Nguoi Lao Dong (Labourer) Newspaper and the People’s Committee of the south-central coastal province of Ninh Thuan on December 31 presented 10,000 national flags to local officers, soldiers, and fishermen.
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10,000 national flags presented to Dak Nong border residents (Photo: VNA) 
