A person gets vaccinated against COVID-19 in HCM City in June. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Huong

Mapletree Investments has announced a donation of S$1 million (approximately US$750,000) to the Viet Nam Fund for Vaccination and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease.

Amy Ng Lee Hoon, the company’s regional CEO for South East Asia and Group Retail, said: “Mapletree believes in giving back to communities in the markets which we operate.

“In over 15 years … in Viet Nam we have consistently supported the community through donations for local causes as well as corporate social responsibility activities initiated by our staff. Aligned to our CSR pillar of healthcare, we hope this donation will play a role in protecting the health of frontliners and the community.”

Mapletree has supported the community since 2011, providing health cards to disadvantaged people in HCM City, donating 20 wheelchairs in 2017 to the Thuy An Centre for Nurturing Old People and Disabled Children and organising annual staff CSR programmes since 2018.

It has S$1.4 billion worth of assets in Viet Nam in the form of logistics, mixed-use, office, residential, retail, and serviced apartment properties in Ha Noi, HCM City and Bac Ninh, Hung Yen and Binh Duong provinces. — VNS