Can Tho sends gifts to Vietnamese-origin people in Cambodia
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has sent gifts to people of the Vietnamese
origin in Cambodia who are in difficult circumstances and affected by the COVID-19
pandemic.
The Vietnamese
General Consulate in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh, and the Khmer-Vietnam Association
in Cambodia received the gifts at the Tinh Bien International Border Gate in
Vietnam’s southern An Giang province on August 29.
On this
occasion, the consulate also received donations from individuals in the Vietnamese
community in Cambodia.
A total of 10 tonnes
of rice, more than 3,000 face masks, and 3,000 bottles of hand sanitiser are
expected to be delivered to 400 Vietnamese-origin and 100 Cambodian
households.
On the day, the
consulate sent nearly 3 tonnes of rice to the Khmer-Vietnam Association in
Takeo, Kep and Kampot provinces. The remainder are expected to come to people Preah Sihanouk, Kampong Speu and Koh Kong provinces as soon as possible./.