Agent Orange Victims Receive Gifts, Scholarships

Sponsors from central Ha Tinh Province and HCM City, and the Ha Tinh Association of Victims of Agent Orange, offered 164 gifts and scholarships worth VND700 million ($35,900) to children and families affected by Agent Orange on Sept 3. The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin, An Lac Joint-Stock Company and Lam Son Joint-Operating Company donated VND500 million and more than VND5 billion, respectively, to the province for the construction of a centre for children affected by Agent Orange in Cam Xuyen District. (VNS Sept 6)