Hanoi, Oct. 3 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the Deputy Prime Ministers, and staffs of the Government Office and the Government Party Committee's assistant agencies each donated at least one day's salary to help residents in areas devastated by recent storms and floods, at a fundraising ceremony hosted by the agencies in Hanoi on October 3. A day earlier, PM Pham Minh Chinh approved over 2.52 trillion VND (over 95.5 million USD) from the central budget reserve in 2025 for 15 localities to support livelihoods; repair dikes, irrigation reservoirs and disaster prevention facilities; restore essential infrastructure; and resettle residents in urgent disaster-hit areas affected by natural disasters since early this year.

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