(HBO) – Representatives from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Democratic Reunification Association for Peace in Vietnam, the Vietnam-RoK cultural exchange centre, and the Korean Women’s International Network (KOWIN) in Vietnam have visited and presented gifts to those quarantined at a military school in Hoa Binh city due to the acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19).

Representatives from the provincial Military High Command and centre for disease control present gift packages from some Korean associations in Vietnam to quarantined people.

The package worth nearly 90 million VND (3,908 USD) include 120 blankets, 15 boxes of cakes, three boxes of canned tuna, 11 boxes of water bottles, and 16 boxes of instant noodle.

On March 6, the delegation also visited other quarantine areas of 16 cities and provinces in the northern region such as Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Thai Binh and Quang Ninh.

Vice chairman of the RoK association Lim Sung Jun encouraged people to jointly overcome difficulties.

 

This is a practical activity to illustrate the borderless friendship between Vietnam and the RoK./.


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