Overseas Korean Organizations and Sister Cities Continue Support to Help Gyeongbuk

Yeongjonghoe COVID-19 Relief Fund Donation (Photo by Gyeongbuk Province)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] Overseas Korean organizations and sister friendship cities are continuously providing support to help Gyeongbuk, which is struggling due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 12th, the Gyeongbuk Overseas Advisory Council, consisting of 101 members from 44 countries, sent 10,000 masks worth about 65 million KRW and hand sanitizers. The three brothers from Yecheon, Gyeongbuk?Kwon Jung-chun, chairman of HC Group Heechang Trading, Kwon Jung-gap, chairman of Hotel Stanford, and Kwon Il-yeon, chairman of H Mart?each donated 100 million KRW to Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

The Korean Trade Association in the Philippines donated 2,150 hand sanitizers, and the USA Ulta-ri donated 1,700 sets of Seogadoraji and red ginseng tea. The Daegu-Gyeongbuk Business Association in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, donated 5.2 million KRW, and Bae Eung-sik, an overseas advisor in Indonesia, sent 2,000 masks. The Indonesian Daegu-Gyeongbuk Association donated about 8,400 USD, and the Indonesian Gyeongbuk National University Alumni Association donated about 7,300 USD. Additionally, the Midwestern Korean Association in the US donated masks worth 20,000 USD, and the LA Korean Festival Foundation donated 2,000 USD.

China’s Shanxi Province, a sister and friendly city of Gyeongbuk, sent 10,000 masks; Jilin Province sent 2,000 protective suits; Henan Province sent 200,000 masks; and Hunan Province sent 20,000 masks. Anhui Province in China has pledged to send 400,000 masks, and Thai Nguyen Province in Vietnam has committed to providing as much relief supplies as needed to Gyeongbuk.

Lee Cheol-woo, governor of Gyeongbuk Province, said, "I sincerely thank the overseas organizations and sister friendship cities for their support and encouragement from afar during these difficult times," and added, "We will do our best to end the COVID-19 situation as soon as possible so that the residents can regain stability."

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