Japanese group presents aid to Vietnamese students impacted by COVID-19
Thursday, 02/07/2020 16:46 (GMT+7)
Mr. Hiroshi Yokoo, Chairman of the AEON 1% Club Foundation under Japan’s AEON Co., on June 30th presented 5 million JPY (46,000 USD) to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam to Vietnamese students and practitioners impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mr. Hiroshi Yokoo presents a sum of money to Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam (Photo: vov.vn)
At the handover ceremony, Mr. Hiroshi Yokoo highly appreciated the support the Vietnamese people have given each other in the host country during COVID-19 as well as Vietnam’s achievements in battling the pandemic.
Ambassador Vu Hong Nam thanked the AEON 1% Club Foundation and AEON for the assistance.
At present, there are nearly 100,000 Vietnamese students studying in Japan. Many of them have to both study and work part-time
The Vietnamese Embassy has over time arranged fundraising campaigns to support the nearly 100,000 Vietnamese studying in Japan.
AEON’s recent importation of fresh fruit from Vietnam bolstered the two countries’ trade and economic relations, the diplomat added.
Major AEON Group companies donate 1 percent of their pre-tax profits to the AEON 1% Club Foundation, which was established in 1989 and engages in corporate social responsibility activities./.
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