Vietnam has built 24,539 houses out of total 77,311 houses for the poor nationwide so far this year, the Quan Doi Nhan Dan newspaper reported Nov 22. Of the sum, as many as 5,514 houses have been handed over to the needy people. In Aug alone, the country constructed 17,539 houses and transferred 4,500 ones to poor people. (Quan Doi Nhan Dan – People’s Army Nov 22 p6)
