According to a reporter from the Vietnam News Agency in Prague, since the COVID-19 epidemic began to break out in March 2020, the Vietnamese community of more than 3,000 people in Cheb city, the western border area between the Czech Republic and Germany, has been a One of the first places to launch donations to support the fight against the epidemic. Businesses and business people from the first round have mobilized 750,000 Koruns (nearly 800 million VND) to support hospitals, local government agencies, direct forces and people in the area. These meaningful and timely activities have been recognized and appreciated by the local government as well as the Czech people.

Mr. Dang Xuan Duoc, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association at ASIA DRAGON Vietnamese Shopping Center, said that Cheb city was heavily affected by the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic at the beginning of the year. Currently, nearly 200 local Vietnamese people have been infected with COVID-19, including many business people at shopping malls.

During the epidemic period, people’s business activities encountered many difficulties due to social distancing measures. The Vietnamese Association and the Women’s, Buddhists, and Veterans’ Associations… in ASIA DRAGON Shopping Center have promoted their core role, promptly encouraging and supporting COVID-19 cases such as taking care of their patients. care, providing food, medicine, contacting doctors… The shopping center’s leadership has also supported reducing business store rental prices and free security services for people doing business here.

In particular, despite difficulties, the Vietnamese Association and associations at ASIA DRAGON Shopping Center still actively mobilize people to respond to the call of the Embassy and the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic to donate and support. Central region people overcome the consequences of storms and floods, building a domestic COVID-19 Vaccine Fund with the desire to express the affection and connection of Vietnamese people living far away from the Fatherland with their homeland.

During a visit and working visit with the Vietnamese Association and associations in Cheb city, and the Board of Directors of ASIA DRAGON Shopping Center on June 7, Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung recognized and highly appreciated the role The role of the Shopping Center Board of Directors, the Vietnamese Association and the branches in the shopping mall, contributing to strengthening the cohesion and solidarity in the Vietnamese community, especially supporting each other to overcome the difficult period of the pandemic. COVID-19, there are many practical activities aimed at the homeland and closely linked with the government, as well as local people.

The Ambassador hopes that the Board of Directors of ASIA DRAGON Shopping Center, the Vietnamese Association and associations here will coordinate with the Embassy to perform well the task of contributing to promoting the traditional friendly relationship between Vietnam and the Czech Republic. especially economic and trade cooperation in the context of the Free Trade Agreement between Vietnam and the European Union (EVFTA) taking effect as well as building the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic for sustainable integration into society. local association, always looking towards the homeland and country.