A Vietnamese man living in Japan, Ngo Hung Lam, and his family have donated 100 million VND (4,800 USD) via the Viet Nam Embassy in Japan to build a suspension bridge in Trong Hoa commune in central Quang Binh province.

The bridge is to help local children forced to swim to school since their old bridge collapsed into Khe Rao River .

Lam, left Vietnam in 1979 and is one of the most successful Vietnamese businessmen in Japan. /.