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NEAR Member Regional Governments Support Associate Member Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Regarding COVID-192021-11-24

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On August 23, NEAR associate member Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, requested support from the NEAR Secretariat due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and the difficulties in securing medicines and vaccines. As a result of circulating this request to all member regional governments, three Korean members, Chungcheongbuk-do Province, Gangwon-do Province, and Ulsan Metropolitan City, have expressed their intention to provide aid.


Accordingly, Sugentech, a COVID-19 test kit manufacturer based in Chungcheongbuk-do Province, donated 10 million won through the Vietnam Red Cross in late October. In addition, Gangwon-do Province and Ulsan Metropolitan City decided to provide 80,000 health masks and 1,500 COVID-19 test kits, respectively, and are preparing to send them.


Ho Chi Minh City joined NEAR as an associate member at the 11th Meeting of the Working Committee in 2017. In addition, Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc attended the 13th NEAR General Assembly online, which was held in August.