11,000 Houses Built for Poor Families in Dong Thap Province

The Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Dong Thap has built 11,118 houses worth a total of VND292 billion ($14 million) for needy households. The effort was part of a three-year program to offer housing for the disadvantaged, under decision 167/2008/QD-TTg made by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. (Vietnam News Aug 24)