(HBO) - The year 2020 was a year full of difficulties and challenges for the business community in Vietnam in general and Hoa Binh province in particular, as production and business are under the pressure of the global economic recession in and serious impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, through hard times, the business community once again affirmed its important role in boosting the province’s development. Of great note, the business community continues to well perform its social responsibility through activities to ensure social welfare.
Truong Hai Auto
joint Stock Company presents Tet gifts totaling 250 million VND to poor people.
In early 2020, the COVID-19 broke out and developed complicatedly,
thus affecting directly all aspects of the human life. As a result, many people
have been unemployed, or had their incomes affected. To join hands with the
political system in the fight against the pandemic, the provincial Business
Association presented 5,000 free face masks to residents in Hoa Binh city. Some
of its chapters also offered free masks for local people.
In addition, in response to the Vietnam Fatherland Front
Central Committee Presidium’s appeal for everyone to join hands in the fight
against the COVID-19 pandemic and the provincial Fatherland Front Committee’s
Standing Board’s call, the provincial Business Association donated 30 million
VND. Many enterprises in the province
also donated money and items in support for affected people.
Nguyen Ngoc Truyen, Vice Chairman of the association said that the association
in general and enterprises in the province in particular always bear the social
responsibility of doing social and charitable activities. Therefore, the provincial
business community has participated with a high sense of responsibility in
different campaigns to support the Fund for the Poor, the Tet for the Poor Fund,
the Gratitude Fund, and a campaign in support for people affected by natural
disasters.
The heart and practical deeds of the business community have
been recognised and highly appreciated by the provincial Party Committee,
authorities and people.
Last year, the association stepped up disseminations to
encourage its members to actively take part in social welfare activities. The
association proactively intensified communications on programmes launched by
the province such as presenting gifts to poor people in the Tet holiday,
supporting funds for the poor, study encouragement, dioxin/Agent Orange
victims, people with disabilities and orphans.
Especially, on the occasion of the Vietnamese Entrepreneurs’
Day (October 13), the association encouraged businesses and entrepreneurs to donate
nearly 1.6 billion VND for the Fund for the Poor. Billions of VND were also
supported for people affected by floods and landslides in the central region.
Most recently, together with departments, sectors, offices,
organisations and individuals inside and outside the province organized
activities to care for poor people and policy beneficiaries on the Tet
occasion. Right at a conference to carry out 2021 tasks, the provincial
Business Association and its chapters and enterprises granted gifts to the poor.
Many businesses donated large amounts of money such as Truong Hai Auto joint
Stock Company (250 million VND), Hoang Son Trade, Construction and Energy
Investment JSC and the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) –
Hoa Binh branch (200 million VND each), the provincial Business Association, An
Thinh Real Estate JSC and Phu My Group (100 million VND each). In addition, at
the conference, businesses and entrepreneurs presented Tet gifts worth 1.29
trillion VND to poor people.
The practical and meaningful deeds have shown a high social
responsibility, thus contributing to the locality’s development./.
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