Vietnamese, Chinese provinces cooperate in humanitarian activities
The Red Cross Societies of Vietnam’s Lao Cai province and China’s Yunnan province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in implementing friendship and humanitarian programmes, marking a new development step in the two sides’ relations.
The Red Cross Societies of Vietnam’s Lao Cai province and China’s Yunnan province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation (Source: VNA)
Lao Cai (VNA) – The Red Cross Societies of Vietnam’s Lao Cai provinceand China’s Yunnan province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) oncooperation in implementing friendship and humanitarian programmes, marking anew development step in the two sides’ relations.
Tian Huabing, Vice President of Yunnan’s Red Cross Society,said that the MoU aims to strengthen the two associations’ common perceptionson humanitarian cooperation issues.
They will take measures to support each other in case ofnatural disasters or emergencies, while organising exchange activities in turn,and considering the establishment of an emergency rescue team.
Both sides will share experience in carrying outhumanitarian rescue, and training personnel, Tian added.
Do Thanh Cong, President of the Red Cross Society of Lao Caiprovince, said that the two associations and their chapters will well implementthe MoU, maintain people-to-people exchange, and support each other inhumanitarian and charitable activities, and health care, as well as at localand national forums.
Over the past years, Lao Cai has intensified cooperationwith other localities, regions, foreign representative offices in Vietnam,international organisations and financial institutions to rally their help fordevelopment.
The province has stepped up its comprehensive cooperationwith Yunnan to serve socio-economic development, ensure defence-security, andincrease its position.-VNA
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The Red Cross Societies of Vietnam’s Lao Cai province and China’s Yunnan province signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation (Source: VNA) 
