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Honda Vietnam donates 420,000 USD to COVID-19 prevention fund

Honda Vietnam Company on March 19 donated 10 billion VND (over 420,000 USD) to the fund for COVID-19 prevention and control managed by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.
Honda Vietnam donates 420,000 USD to COVID-19 prevention fund ảnh 1Honda Vietnam donates 10 billion VND to COVID-19 prevention fund (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - Honda Vietnam Company on March19 donated 10 billion VND (over 420,000 USD) to the fund for COVID-19prevention and control managed by the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) CentralCommittee.

Nguyen Huy Trung, a representative from Honda Vietnam, said the firm is willingto join hands with the Government and the people in the fight against theCOVID-19 epidemic.
He expressed the hope that thedonation will contribute to partly solving difficulties caused by the disease.

Previously, on February 22, Honda Vietnam also donated hand sanitizer andinfrared body temperature meters with a total value of 1 billion VND (42,739USD) to the northern province of Vinh Phuc.

The company is implementingother programmes to present face masks and hand sanitiser to people in 10 provinces: Phu Tho, TuyenQuang, Thai Nguyen, Bac Ninh, Quang Binh and Thua Thien Hue, Phu Yen, QuangTri, Lam Dong and Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

It also gave face masks toover 320,000 workers in 16 industrial parks in eight cities and provinces (CanTho, Da Nang, Hai Phong, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Ninh, Hanoi and Ho ChiMinh City)./. 
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