On the morning of October 8, 2024, at the headquarters of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lao Cai Province, a delegation from National Economics University (NEU) donated VND 200 million to people of all ethnic groups in Lao Cai Province to help them recover from flooding caused by Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi).

NEU donates VND 200 million to flood-affected communities in Lao Cai

The University delegation included Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the University Council; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Huy Nhuong, Vice President; and Dr. Le Viet Thuy, Standing Committee Member of the NEU Trade Union and Director of the Center for Information Technology Applications.

Welcoming the delegation on behalf of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lao Cai Province were Nguyen Ngoc Linh, Vice Chair of the Committee; Nguyen Duc Tu, Head of the Campaigns Department; Luong Van Hung, Deputy Head of the Campaigns Department; Hoang Van Hop, Chief of Office; Han Thi Ha, Deputy Chief of Office; and staff and specialists of the Committee.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chair of the NEU University Council, speaks at the meeting

At the meeting, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Duc Tho, on behalf of the NEU teaching community, expressed sympathy for people of all ethnic groups in Lao Cai Province over the loss of life and property caused by the aftermath of Typhoon No. 3 (Yagi).

Assoc. Prof. Bui Duc Tho said: “NEU is a higher education institution that has always taken the lead in joint efforts to support the community and the sustainable development of society. Lao Cai was recently one of the provinces and cities hardest hit by Typhoon Yagi. In a spirit of mutual support and compassion, and of ‘those who are better off helping those in need,’ the University’s staff have joined hands to help ease some of the burden on people in provinces affected by storms and floods in general, and people of all ethnic groups in Lao Cai Province in particular. We hope they will soon overcome their difficulties and losses and restore stability to their lives.”

Nguyen Ngoc Linh, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lao Cai Province, speaks at the meeting

Also at the meeting, Nguyen Ngoc Linh, Vice Chair of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lao Cai Province, thanked the NEU teaching community in particular and people across the country in general on behalf of people of all ethnic groups in Lao Cai Province for their generosity in sharing what they have and helping those in need.

Nguyen Ngoc Linh emphasized that, following the natural disaster, Lao Cai Province mobilized the entire political system and resources to quickly restore stability to residents’ lives, particularly by conducting search and rescue operations; ensuring essential supplies and building homes for affected households; and restoring production and business operations, with the aim of gradually resuming activities and carrying out assigned political tasks. The representative of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Lao Cai Province also provided information on the receipt and allocation of resources contributed by organizations, individuals, agencies, units, and businesses to help Lao Cai recover from the natural disaster.

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