Shopee, Garena donate $1m to Govt Covid vaccine fund

June 30, 2021 - 08:00

SEA Group’s Shopee and Garena Vietnam have donated US$1 million to the Government’s Vaccine Fund for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Representatives of SEA Group donate US$1 million to the Government’s COVID-19 vaccine fund. — VNS Photo

HCM CITY — SEA Group’s Shopee and Garena Vietnam have donated US$1 million to the Government’s Vaccine Fund for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

They said with the expanded vaccination strategy and public consensus, Viet Nam would contain the pandemic and restore economic growth.

SEA Group is a Singapore company with a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Việt Nam, and the Philippines.

In Việt Nam it has two companies, Shopee, one of the largest e-commerce platforms, and Garena, an organiser of major eSports tournaments and events in Southeast Asia. — VNS

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