The Valpadana workmen, a tractor-producing company in San Martino In Rio (Reggio Emilia), assemble and package farming machines to be shipped yo Hanoi (Vietnman). The packages will be boarded on the "Australe" ship which will sail from Genoa. The help and support to the Vietnamese people is part of a relationship between Vietnam (specifically, the Quang Tri area) and Reggio Emilia, dating back to 1969. From 8 through November 12, 1973, Reggio Emilia Municipality, the Province and the Province Committee For Vietnam, they organized a series of ventures for rasing awareness among the citizens about humanitarian helps.