As one of the top three foreign investors in Laos, Vietnam has funneled nearly 5.5 billion USD into 240 projects in the country so far, contributing greatly to the local socio-economic development.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 28 attended a Lunar New Year (Tet) programme and presented gifts to social policy beneficiaries, the poor and disadvantaged workers in the central province of Thanh Hoa.

National Assembly Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai visited and presented Tet gifts to social policy beneficiary households and poor students in Luc Ngan district, the northern province of Bac Giang on January 26.

The Acupuncture Association in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has been providing healthcare and shelter for many poor patients over the years.