Representatives from Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper, Phuc Khanh Commune People’s Committee and Lao Cai Department of Home Affairs walk a new road opened in Lang Nu Village on August 23.
Dantri/Dtinews, in collaboration with Phuc Khanh Commune People’s Committee and Lao Cai Department of Home Affairs, inaugurated a new road in Lang Nu Village and began construction of six houses for disadvantaged families in Phuc Khanh Commune on August 23.
Speaking at the ceremony, Dantri/Dtinews' Editor-in-Chief Pham Tuan Anh recalled that in September 2024, super typhoon Yagi devastated northern provinces, causing severe loss of life and property. Dantri mobilised readers, benefactors, organisations and businesses to contribute, organising 22 emergency relief trips. In Lao Cai alone, the newspaper conducted 13 trips, delivering nearly VND 3 billion (approximately USD 118,000), 19.2 tonnes of rice and 11 tonnes of essential goods.
Dantri/Dtinews' Editor-in-Chief Pham Tuan Anh speaks at the ceremony.
After the storm, travel in Lang Nu remained difficult. On June 12, Dantri/Dtinews launched construction of a new village road with funding exceeding VND 1 billion (USD 39,000), including more than VND 837 million (USD 33,000) from Dantri readers and over VND 200 million (USD 8,000) from local authorities. The project has now been completed in time for the rainy season.
The newspaper also allocated VND 360 million (USD 14,000) from donations received during its 20th anniversary celebration to build new houses for six poor households in Phuc Khanh commune.
Pham Tuan Anh expressed hope that the new road and houses will encourage residents in disaster-hit areas to overcome difficulties and rebuild their lives, while extending thanks to leaders, local authorities and staff who joined hands with the newspaper in these projects.
At the event, Trinh Xuan Truong, Secretary of the Lao Cai Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, expressed gratitude to Dantri and benefactors for supporting Lao Cai in post-disaster recovery efforts. He recalled the flash flood in Lang Nu on September 10, 2024, which killed and left missing 67 people, with seven still unaccounted for. “Alongside other relief teams, Dantri quickly arrived in Lang Nu to help local residents overcome the disaster,” he said.
Trinh Xuan Truong, Secretary of the Lao Cai Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Council, speaks at the ceremony.
During the ceremony, the provincial leader presented each supported household with a gift worth VND 5 million (USD 197). Phuc Khanh Commune People’s Committee also donated VND 20 million (USD 787) to the local kindergarten.
Ban Van Kem and Hua Thi Phuong, one of the beneficiary couples, said their old wooden house was dilapidated and unsafe. With a VND 100 million (USD 3,900) policy loan and VND 60 million (USD 2,400) in support from Dantri readers, they began building a new VND 350 million (USD 13,800) home with one living room and three bedrooms for their family of four.
Ban Van Kem and his wife Hua Thi Phuong (centre) receives the donations to build their house at the ceremony.
On this occasion, Dantri also awarded 20 scholarships worth VND 500,000 (USD 20) each to disadvantaged students in Phuc Khanh commune.
To date, Dantri/Dtinews has helped build 31 community roads and bridges nationwide. The newspaper has also constructed 213 houses, 58 classrooms, 50 flood-resistant floating houses, organised 25 free health check-ups and consultations for over 6,000 people, provided 5,054 health insurance cards for poor students, and opened donation codes to support nearly 6,000 disadvantaged families.
