Vietnam’s Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap has completed construction of 4,060 houses totaling VND81 billion ($4.15 million) for local poor people. Of the sum, VND20 billion was mobilized from the relatives of the poor houses, VND16 billion from local authority and the rest from loans of banks, the Tien Phong newspaper reported on Oct 12. These houses are among 4,787 houses that Dong Thap plans to build for the poor this year. (Tien phong - Pioneer Oct 12 p5)
