At a ceremony in Hanoi on May 19, Deputy Foreign Minister and Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (COVA) Dang Minh Khoi handed over VND4.6 billion (nearly US$197,000) presented by individuals and organisations of OVs to the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.
Also at the ceremony, the COVA received 50,000 face masks that the VFF Central Committee sent to OVs in the US who are facing difficulties due to the pandemic.
Deputy FM Khoi said OVs all over the world have warmly responded to the call of Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, the appeal of the Presidium of the VFF Central Committee and the directive of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and raised support for efforts to fight COVID-19 in Vietnam.
He stressed that the meaningful support reflects the tradition of solidarity, the patriotic spirit and the compassion of the OV community abroad.
President of the VFF Central Committee Tran Thanh Man announced that the VFF has so far received over VND2 trillion worth of support in both cash and kind donated by agencies, businesses, organisations and individuals both in and outside the country.
Initial statistics of the COVA showed OVs have donated more than VND34 billion and large volume of medical supplies as of May 19.
