Dantri Newspaper holds an opening ceremony for a new bridge in Tuyen Quang Province on March 10.

The bridge, which is five-metre-wide and 10-metre-long, was built with an investment of VND 699 million donated by the family of Nguyen Thi Hong Ha from Hanoi following an article published in the Dantri Newspaper.

According to the article, Pooi Village in the mountainous district of Lam Binh is often isolated during flood season. The village has 40 families with 168 people who earn their living by growing rice and from forestry products. As many as 80 percent of local people are living in poverty.

The villagers have always dreamed of having a firm bridge across the Pooi Spring so that they can safely travel during the floods, but local authorities have been unable to carry out the project due to financial issues.

Dantri/Dtinews' Editor-in-Chief, Pham Tuan Anh, speaks at the ceremony

"We're always willing to connect readers and donors who want to join with us to help disadvantaged people and carry out construction works in difficult areas," he said.

Vice chairman of Lam Binh District People's Committee, Le The Dat, speaks at the ceremony

"This is a meaningful project which will help improve life for local people and boost economic development in our area," the official stressed.

At the ceremony, Dantri Newspaper gave presents to 40 households in the area.

The newspaper also co-operated with doctors from the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases to offer free health check-ups and medicine to local people.

Also at the event, Nissan Vietnam Company joined with Dantri to present a TV set, a bookcase and 26 scholarships to local students.