Overseas Vietnamese in Britain help AO victims

02/10/2007 -- 11:37 AM

Ha Noi (VNA) - The Viet Nam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) has received more than 4,200 GBP as aid from the overseas Vietnamese community in Britain . The sum was handed over by Trinh Duc Du, a Vietnamese diplomat who was former Ambassador to Britain , to VAVA Vice President Do Xuan Dien in Ha Noi on October 2. The sum was raised during a gala-night entitled "Ngoi Sao Viet Nam 1" (Viet Nam Star 1), held in Britain jointly by the T&N Entertainment Company and a number of artists from Viet Nam . Earlier in July, the Vietnamese community in Britain also raised 1,170 GBP as aid to Vietnamese AO victims. There are about 30,000 Vietnamese people living and working in Britain.-Enditem
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