OVs in Thailand donate to COVID-19 vaccine fund
The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand held a ceremony on July 11 to receive nearly THB1.5 million (US$46,100) donated by the Vietnamese community in the country to Vietnam’s national COVID-19 vaccine fund.
Of the total, THB1.469 million was contributed by the association of Vietnamese people in Thailand, and THB10,000 by the Vietnamese students’ association in Thailand.
Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh expressed his thanks for the contributions by Vietnamese people living in Thailand, although they have also been hit by the pandemic.
He affirmed that the funding will be sent to Vietnam as soon as possible.
On this occasion, the diplomat presented US$8,000 from the Vietnam COVID-19 prevention and control fund to Vietnamese people in Thailand hit hard by the pandemic.
