Da Nang (VNA) - Moredonations in cash and kind have been made to support the fight against COVID-19in the central city of Da Nang and in HCM City.
The Da Nang Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF)Committee on August 18 received almost 1.8 billion VND (78,000 USD) in cash andover 2.24 billion VND worth of equipment from the organisers of an online musicshow raising funds for the coronavirus fight.
Programme organisers said they will present theremaining donations to neighbouring Quang Nam province in the next few days.
On the same day, the Thanh nien (Young people)newspaper handed over blood filtering equipment worth 1.2 billion VND as wellas a ventilator to the Da Nang Health Department. The city’s Department ofConstruction also sent 100 million VND to local anti-COVID-19 forces.
In HCM City, a local fund for COVID-19prevention and control had received donations of over 230 billion VND in cashand kind as of August 17, about 116 billion VND of which was handed over to frontlineforces and those facing pandemic-related difficulties.
Money and goods, including rice, protectivegear, hand sanitiser, and medical face masks from the fund have been deliveredto Da Nang and Quang Nam, which are hotspots for the current COVID-19 outbreak,HCM City’s health workers engaged in fighting the virus Da Nang, and borderguards tasked with pandemic prevention in the northern border provinces of HaGiang and Son La, according to President of the HCM City VFF Committee To ThiBich Chau.
The committee is set to continue working withrelevant parties to step up communications to raise more donations anddistribute support to anti-COVID-19 forces and those affected in the timeahead./.
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The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) on August 5 received 500 made-in-Vietnam respirators worth 120 billion VND (5.21 million USD) from donors to support the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
More than 60 Vietnamese singers, composers and theatre artists at home and abroad will take part in a livestream concert on YouTube to raise funds to support doctors and frontline workers in Da Nang and Quang Nam province in the central region in the fight against COVID-19.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Committee of Hanoi on August 13 held an event to receive donations from businesses and organisations to help with COVID-19 prevention and control work in the capital city.
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The programmes have brought about positive changes to rural infrastructure, comprehensively improved the material and spiritual lives of farmers, and contributed to Vietnam's economic restructuring, said PM Pham Minh Chinh.
The festival highlighted the contributions and robust development of Vietnam's revolutionary press over the past century while promoting press products and showcasing the creativity of Vietnamese journalists.
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PM Pham Minh Chinh highlighted how Vietnam's revolutionary press has continuously evolved and strengthened over the past century, affirming its role as a sharp and vital political, cultural, and ideological weapon serving the Fatherland and the people in the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party.
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In Vietnam’s case, she said, President Ho Chi Minh demonstrated his strategic vision by founding the revolutionary press a century ago. The late leader understood the press's role not only as a means to reflect the country’s realities but also as a powerful tool to strengthen national unity and inspire the resistance wars and national construction process.
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Today, the press for foreign service has evolved into a distinct, irreplaceable force, bridging Vietnam with the world and portraying a nation that is stable, peace-loving, and fully integrated into the international community.
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The VNA delegation, led by General Director Vu Viet Trang, actively participated in the event, engaging in both professional and diplomatic activities.
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Granma and the VNA have great potential for cooperation, especially in sharing content regularly, so that VNA products are published on Granma platforms and vice versa, thereby helping Cuban and Vietnamese people access true information and gain a deep understanding of each other's country and people.
During his stay in China’s Guangzhou city from 1924 to 1927 to prepare for the establishment of a Communist Party to lead Vietnam’s revolution, President Ho Chi Minh founded “Thanh nien” newspaper and released its first issue on June 21, 1925.
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The strategic product, managed and operated by the Vietnam News Agency Digital Media Centre (VNA Media), is an official channel for popularising the Party and State’s information and documents as well as delivering mainstream and trustworthy news to both domestic and international audiences through various kinds of multimedia formats.
Since President Ho Chi Minh founded Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has become the voice of the people. During the resistance war against the colonialists, journalists took great personal risks to inspire patriotism and the will of rising up against foreign invaders.
A the hand-over ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
