(12 Nov 2020) Overseas Vietnamese scientist Vo Ta Han has given 9,338 books, worth over VND26 billion (US$1.15 million), to universities in Vietnam.
Scientist Han yesterday donated 942 books worth nearly VND3 billion ( or $130,397) to the library of the Ho Chi Minh City-based Van Hien University through the city Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These nearly VND3 billion rare books on technology are published by World Scientific Publishing headquartered in Singapore.
Van Hien University is the first school receiving donated technical books followed by Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Duy Tan, University and Thu Duc College of Technology. In general, a total of 9,338 books have been given in November worth over VND26 billion.
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