On January 16, 2025, in Tan Son district, Phu Tho province, the working delegation of the Ethnic Committee (EC) led by Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Chairman Hau A Lenh visited and presented gifts to prestigious people and ethnic minorities in Long Coc commune, Tan Son district, Phu Tho province, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025. Continuing the working trip to visit and wish a Happy New Year in some northern localities, on the afternoon of January 16, 2025, the working delegation of the Ethnic Committee led by Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee Hau A Lenh visited and wished a Happy New Year to prestigious people, poor ethnic minorities, workers and laborers in difficult circumstances in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025. Within the framework of the working trip to Southern provinces, on the morning of January 16, President Luong Cuong and the Central Working Delegation visited and extended New Year greetings to the armed forces of Military Region 9; Offering incense and flowers at the Memorial Site of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Pham Hung and at the Memorial Site of Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet in Vinh Long province. Continuing the working trip to visit and celebrate Tet in some northern localities, on the afternoon of January 16, 2025, the working delegation of the Ethnic Committee led by Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee Hau A Lenh visited and celebrated Tet with prestigious people, poor ethnic minorities, workers and laborers in difficult circumstances in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year of At Ty 2025. The Lunar New Year 2025 is approaching, at this time many craft villages of food, rice vermicelli, seafood in Thanh Hoa province are actively producing to supply quality products, ensuring food safety to serve the consumption needs of the market. This year, representatives of craft villages always hope for a good harvest and good prices when selling products to have more income during this traditional Tet holiday. Muong Mo commune, Nam Nhun district, Lai Chau province has 8 villages, more than 700 households with nearly 3,000 people, mainly Thai ethnic people. After more than 10 years of resettlement, Muong Mo commune has flexibly used capital from national target programs and support policies of the State to support people. Thanks to that, the poverty rate in the commune has decreased by 4 - 5%/year. The average income per capita is over 30 million VND, the life of the people here is increasingly improving. The project to improve the quality of education for ethnic minority children and children with disabilities in Vietnam, sponsored by Save the Children, is recruiting a labor contract for 01 position of administrative staff, general secretary and treasurer who must meet the following requirements: With just over 10 days left until the Lunar New Year of At Ty, the working atmosphere in the rice paper making village of Ea Bar commune, Buon Don district, Dak Lak province is busier and more bustling than ever. Production facilities are increasing capacity, increasing output to prepare goods to serve local people to celebrate Tet. General news of the Ethnic and Development Newspaper. The morning news on January 16, 2025, has the following notable information: The upper hut is excited about the Spring Festival. The Lion - Unicorn - Dragon Competition in Nha Trang City. Unique Ha Nhi culture in Dao San. Along with other news in the ethnic minority and mountainous areas. The Organizing Committee of the ASEAN Cup 2024 has just announced the vote for the typical lineup after more than 10 days of the tournament. According to the announced results, the Vietnamese team has up to 7 names in this lineup. The Quang Ninh Provincial Federation of Labor (BLĐLĐ) has just organized the "Union Tet Market - Tet Sum Vay" at the provincial level in 2025 for union members and workers in Ha Long city. Thousands of union members and workers participated in the program. On the afternoon of January 15, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Kon Tum Provincial People's Council Duong Van Trang presented a charity house to Ms. Y Pem (Xo Dang ethnic group), a policy family with especially difficult circumstances in Dak Don village, Mang Ri commune, Tu Mo Rong district. This is the house that the Secretary of Kon Tum Provincial Party Committee directly supported 50 million VND to build. On January 15, 2025, in Phu My district, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province solemnly held the Ceremony to announce Phu My district to meet the New Rural standards in 2023. Attending the Ceremony were Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc; Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor Huynh Thanh Xuan; Head of the Propaganda Department of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee Vu Van Tien; representatives of the Central Office for New Rural Coordination; leaders of a number of central ministries, departments and branches. On the occasion of the traditional Vietnamese New Year, on the afternoon of January 15, representatives of the Royal Police, Royal Army and Police Department, Military Sub-regions of 3 border provinces: Tbong Khmum, Pray Veng, Svay Rieng and the International Border Gate Police Stations, Border Guard Battalions of the Royal Cambodian Army visited, presented gifts and wished the Tay Ninh Border Guard Command a Happy New Year.

Attending the gift-giving ceremony were leaders of a number of departments and units under the Committee for Ethnic Minorities. On the side of Phu Tho province, there were comrade Vi Manh Hung, member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department; Nguyen Huy Ngoc, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of leaders of a number of provincial departments, branches and sectors; leaders of Tan Son district.

At the program, Minister, Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Hau A Lenh and delegates presented meaningful gifts from the Committee for Ethnic Minorities to 172 prestigious people in Tan Son district, each worth 1 million VND; presented Tet gifts to 103 poor households in Long Coc commune, each worth 1 million VND in cash and a gift bag worth 300,000 VND; presented 20 million VND to Long Coc commune; presented gifts to Heroic Vietnamese Mothers and Heroes of the People's Armed Forces who are ethnic minorities.

Speaking at the gift-giving ceremony, Minister and Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Hau A Lenh expressed his joy at the changes in Long Coc commune in particular and Tan Son district in general, especially the cultural identity of ethnic groups being preserved and promoted by the locality; ethnic policies are being fully and promptly implemented. This is also a locality with many potential strengths and typical products.

The Minister and Chairman emphasized that Long Coc commune has more than 93% of the population being ethnic minorities, the people have always made efforts, united, joined hands, and unanimously built their homeland to develop more and more, the appearance of the countryside has changed in a positive direction. In particular, Long Coc commune has initially developed the tourism economy with the participation of many households doing tourism and a number of investment enterprises, contributing to opening up great opportunities for the locality to promote its potential, advantages, and natural landscapes to make Long Coc tourism increasingly affirm its position on the map of Vietnam tourism, attracting more and more domestic and international tourists.

The Minister and Chairman hoped that the leaders of Phu Tho province and Tan Son district would continue to pay attention to promoting and exploiting the potential and strengths, developing the socio-economic development of ethnic minority areas; the Party Committee, Government and People of Tan Son district and Long Coc commune would continue to promote internal strength to care for ethnic minorities, build great solidarity, and ensure that everyone and every family can enjoy a happy Spring and a peaceful New Year. Along with the policies of the Party and State, ethnic minorities in Tan Son district in particular and Phu Tho province in general need to promote internal strength, self-reliance and self-reliance to rise up.

The Minister and Chairman shared: On the occasion of the Spring of At Ty 2025, the Committee for Ethnic Minorities visited and presented gifts to prestigious people and ethnic minorities in Phu Tho province with the desire to encourage and help people have a more prosperous and warm Tet.

The Minister and Chairman sent New Year greetings, encouraging the Party Committee, Government and People of Phu Tho province in general, Tan Son district and Long Coc commune in particular to overcome difficulties, unite, develop the economy, and build prosperous and strong villages and homeland.

Chairman of Tan Son District People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Toan sincerely thanked the Committee for Ethnic Minorities and the Minister, Chairman and leaders of Phu Tho province for their attention and gifts to the ethnic minorities in Tan Son District on the occasion of Tet. The Chairman of the District People's Committee said that in the difficult and challenging conditions ahead, the Party Committee and Government of Tan Son District will continue to overcome difficulties, promote internal resources, and focus on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Deputy Minister, Vice Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minorities Y Thong visited and presented Tet gifts to the poor in the mountainous areas of Quang Nam