PM visits Cao Bang province

by VTV409 January 2017 Last updated at 12:25 PM

Photo: Quang Hieu/VPG
Photo: Quang Hieu/VPG

VTV.vn - Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc called for greater efforts in fighting poverty when working with people and authorities on Sunday inBảo Lâm district in Cao Bang province.

Bao Lam district, which shares a border with China's Guang xi province, is home to the mostdiverse ethnic groups in the province.

The head of government added that education is essential for poverty reduction. He said the State will help local children access education. This is a long-term and fundamental measure for reducing poverty and developing financially. Phuc asked local authorities to make sure that everybody is provided with essential goods for Tet or the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Prime Minister delivered 100 gifts from the Vietnam Red Cross Society to poor households in Ly Bon.

On the same day, PM Phuc attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Bao Lam hydropower plant in Lý Bôn commune. The 30MW plant will generate an average of 124 million KWh per year.

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