Faced with a surging Covid-19 outbreak fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant, Vietnam called for public donations in June to accelerate its vaccination drive.
It amassed over 8.6 trillion dong (RM1.6bil), including donations from global conglomerates Samsung and Toyota, which were eager to avoid manufacturing disruptions.
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