Wednesday, 29/12/2021 16:32 (GMT+7)
On December 28, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony to receive 80,000 medical masks for COVID-19 prevention from Gangwon Province (the Republic of Korea).
Mr. Pham Minh Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Fatherland Front (2nd from the right), receives the masks supported by Gangwon Province. (Photo: VNA)
Mr. Tran Phuoc Anh, Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs, expressed his appreciation for the support from Gangwon Province for the city and the southern provinces. Due to the impact of the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ho Chi Minh City and many localities of Vietnam face many challenges. During that difficult time, Vietnam has received a lot of valuable support from countries, localities and international partners, including the Republic of Korea.
According to Mr. Anh, besides the support of foreign localities, the City Department of Foreign Affairs has received the attention, coordination and enthusiastic support from the southern localities. The Department donated 35,000 medical masks out of a total of 80,000 masks received from the Korean province to 7 Departments of Foreign Affairs of the provinces of An Giang, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Long An, Tay Ninh and Tien Giang.
At the ceremony, Mr. Yeon Song Heum, Head of the Representative Office of Gangwon Province in Ho Chi Minh City, discussed the potentials and strengths of Gangwon Province; expressed his wish to further promote cooperation activities in the near future, especially in the application of high technology in the medical field between Gangwon and Ho Chi Minh City as well as southern provinces.
Previously, in early October, the Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and member businesses of the Korean Business Association (Koncham) supported funding and medical equipment worth more than VND5.9 billion for the city's COVID-19 prevention and control./.
Compiled by BTA