Ben Tre (VNA), March 5 -- As many as 1,000 national flags and the same number of multifunctional life jackets were presented to disadvantaged fishermen in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre on March 5.

The flags and jackets, worth over 1.5 billion VND (60,700 USD) donated by two businesses, were handed over via the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) under a programme named "Safety for poor, disadvantaged fishermen".

At the event, the VRC and Ben Tre authorities also launched work on Vam Giong Mieu Bridge in An Thanh commune of Thanh Phu district as part of this programme.

The bridge, 60 metres long and 4 metres wide, will have loading capacity of 8 tonnes. It is built at a total cost of 5 billion VND funded by the Ho Chi Minh City Devel...