Spores Network Chairman & Co-Founder, Duc Luu, joined hands in supporting Ho Chi Minh City and Vietnam during the COVID-19 pandemic

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11 min readAug 18, 2021

Being a native company in Vietnam, Spores Network understands first-hand the immense pressure that the Vietnamese government, doctors, frontline workers, and everyday Vietnamese people are facing in the escalating complications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the course of last month, our Chairman & Co-Founder, Duc Luu, along with partners and friends, have joined hands in the COVID-19 relief efforts by donating a total of 12 tons of rice to organizations and local units all across Ho Chi Minh City.

From Spores Network, we would like to send our sincerest thanks and best regards to those who are currently working tirelessly in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure safer, healthier lives for the people of Vietnam.

Have a read of some of our honorable mentions in the news!

Overseas Vietnamese donate 12 tons of rice to people in difficult circumstances

Updated: 20:12 August 17, 2021

Overseas Vietnamese to donate gracious rice bags to the people of District 8

(Thanhuytphcm.vn) — On August 17th, Australian expatriate Justin Bui (Bui Trung Hau), President of Realms Company, Financial Fund, and Real Estate Investment, connected and encouraged benefactors through the Overseas Vietnamese Committee in Ho Chi Minh City to donate rice bags to local units in the city to contribute in alleviating the people of Ho Chi Minh City in the ongoing effort to prevent and control the pandemic.

Mr. Justin Bui connected Mr. Matt Young, General Manager Group GSA Vietnam (GSASTUDIO Co., Ltd) to support the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee of Thu Duc City with 5 tons of rice. He has also helped to connect husband and wife Luu Ngoc Duc and Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan, American expatriates to support the Office of the People’s Committee of Thu Duc City 2 tons of rice and the Gracious Kitchen in Binh Trung Dong Ward, Thu Duc City 1 ton of rice. In addition, Mr. Justin HT Bui and a group of friends currently residing in Japan, the United States, Australia: Mr. Yusuke Gunji, Mr. Vu Do, Mr. Nguyen Huy Quang, Mr. Ong Mai Nguyen, Mr. Pham Thanh Ta to support the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee of District 8, 4 tons of rice.

Throughout recent events, the overseas Vietnamese community including organizations and individuals: businesses, intellectuals, experts in different fields, Vietnamese associations worldwide,… have lent in their support of various forms and ways, both material and spiritual to help the people, help Ho Chi Minh City and the whole country to quickly overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, returning to a peaceful life.

Minh Hiep

🎁 In the spirit of “Leave No One Left Behind”💝🤝

15:48 17/08/2021

🍚 This morning, August 17, the Executive Committee of the Trade Union of Thu Duc City Government received food to support families in difficulty.

🌹 With kindness and sharing, wholeheartedly accompanying the people of Thu Duc city to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic of:

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy, Vice Chairman of the Trade Union of the city government agency gave a letter of thanks to the family of Mr. Luu Ngoc Duc and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan

👫 The family of Mr. LUU NGOC DUC, Mrs. NGUYEN THI THU NGAN (Vietnamese family living in the U.S) and

🧍 Mr. Justin HT Bui (Bui Trung Hau), a Vietnamese in Australia, Chairman of Realms Co., Ltd has donated rice so that the trade union could support people experiencing hardship in Thu Duc city during the pandemic.

🌈 The Executive Committee of the Trade Union of the Thu Duc city government agency would like to acknowledge and thank the valuable and timely attention and support of the respective family and individual to the people of Thu Duc City.

Gracious rice bags of the city’s expatriates

Hoang Truong

13 hours ago

In response to the “Open letter asking the respective Vietnamese overseas community and Vietnamese expatriates to join hands with Ho Chi Minh City in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic” of the Chairman of the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City, as children of Ho Chi Minh City living afar but still wishes to contribute to the homeland.

On August 17th, Australian expatriate Justin Bui (Bui Trung Hau), President of Realms Company, Financial Fund, and Real Estate Investment, connected and encouraged benefactors through the Overseas Vietnamese Committee in Ho Chi Minh City to donate rice bags to local units in the city to contribute in alleviating the people of Ho Chi Minh City in the ongoing effort to prevent and control the pandemic.

Mr. Justin Bui connected Mr. Matt Young, General Manager Group GSA Vietnam (GSASTUDIO Co., Ltd) to support the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee of Thu Duc City with 5 tons of rice. He has also helped to connect husband and wife Luu Ngoc Duc and Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan, American expatriates to support the Office of the People’s Committee of Thu Duc City 2 tons of rice and the Gracious Kitchen in Binh Trung Dong Ward, Thu Duc City 1 ton of rice. In addition, Mr. Justin HT Bui and a group of friends currently residing in Japan, the United States, Australia: Mr. Yusuke Gunji, Mr. Vu Do, Mr. Nguyen Huy Quang, Mr. Ong Mai Nguyen, Mr. Pham Thanh Ta to support the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee of District 8, 4 tons of rice.

“The past two years for my family have been relatively long because we couldn’t fly back to Australia to visit our parents. Due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, flights from Vietnam to other countries have been temporarily suspended. My family has accepted to send love and regards to our parents via phone calls. In the light of the difficult situation the city is facing, I rallied my friends from all over the world to gravitate towards our homeland, our country even with just the smallest deeds. A couple of months ago, I donated 20 million VNĐ for the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund of Ho Chi Minh City, and most recently, I gave 10,000 N95 face masks to the Police force of Thu Duc City to support our officers and troops in the ongoing COVID-19 control and prevention in quarantine, blockade areas and field hospitals all across the city. I hope that the rice bags can somewhat support our people and I hope we can soon return to our happy and safe life,” Mr. Justin Bui (Bui Trung Hau), Australian expatriate, Chairman of Realms Co., Ltd shared.

For Mr. Luu Ngoc Duc, the American expatriate who came from a POV Edtech, Proptech, and Marketplace, in the last two years, as the Chief Strategy Officer to review the M&A and incubation opportunities of Edtech all around the world, Mr. Duc returned to his hometown of Vietnam to expand the business and contribute to the country. He built an Edtech startup in Hong Kong, sold it to Bain Capital Private Equity China, and then listed the parent company on Nasdaq in 2017 for over $1 billion.

Mr. Duc confided: “This is my first time participating in volunteering activities in the city, I am very grateful to my friend Justin Bui for introducing me to the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and for informing me of these meaningful activities. In the near future, I will inform my friends in the US and participate in more activities to support people in need during the covid-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City.”

It can be said that in this 4th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, in the light of the critical and complicated situation, the number of infectious cases is increasing in the thousands. The Vietnamese overseas community and expatriates including organizations and individuals: businesses, intellectuals, and experts in different fields, overseas Vietnamese associations… have given their support in various ways and means, both materially, spiritually, and with human resources, in every way helping the people, helping Ho Chi Minh City and the whole country to quickly overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, return to a peaceful life and the “new normal.”

Vietnamese overseas community and expatriates to donate 12 tons of rice to Ho Chi Minh City

17/08/2021–18:59

In response to the “Open letter asking the respective Vietnamese overseas community and Vietnamese expatriates to join hands with Ho Chi Minh City in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic” of the Chairman of the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City, on August 17th, Mr. Justin Bui (Bui Trung Hau), Australian expatriates ( Chairman of Realms Co., Ltd), have connected and encouraged benefactors to donate 12 tons of rice to Ho Chi Minh City.

Donating 5 tons of rice to the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee in Ho Chi Minh City. Thu Duc

Mr. Justin Bui connected Mr. Matt Young, General Manager Group GSA Vietnam (GSASTUDIO Co., Ltd) to support the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee of Thu Duc City with 5 tons of rice. He has also helped to connect husband and wife Luu Ngoc Duc and Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan, American expatriates to support the Office of the People’s Committee of Thu Duc City 2 tons of rice and the Gracious Kitchen in Binh Trung Dong Ward, Thu Duc City 1 ton of rice. In addition, Mr. Justin HT Bui and a group of friends currently residing in Japan, the United States, Australia: Mr. Yusuke Gunji, Mr. Vu Do, Mr. Nguyen Huy Quang, Mr. Ong Mai Nguyen, Mr. Pham Thanh Ta to support the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee of District 8, 4 tons of rice.

Mr. Justin H.T. Bui and a group of friends donated 4 tons of rice to the Vietnam Fatherland Forefront Committee in District 8

Previously, Mr. Justin Bui has donated 20 million VND to the COVID-19 Vaccine Fund of Ho Chi Minh City. He has also donated 10,000 N95 face masks to the Police force of Thu Duc City to support our troops and officers in the ongoing work to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic in quarantine, blockade areas, and field hospitals.

Hoang Nguyen

Australian-Vietnamese overseas connects friends to support 12 tons of rice for Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh against the Covid-19 pandemic

PHAM LY

18/08/2021 14:31

Baoquocte.vn.On August 17, Mr. Justin Bui (Australian overseas Vietnamese) connected and mobilized donors through the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City donated 12 tons of rice to units in the city.

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Representative of overseas Vietnamese donated 4 tons of rice to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in District 8. (Source: Times)

In this donation, Mr. Justin Bui — President of Realms Company, Real Estate Investment and Financial Fund, connected Mr. Matt Young — General Director of GSA Vietnam Group to donate 5 tons of rice to the Committee. Vietnam Fatherland Front City. Thu Duc.

He also connected husband and wife Luu Ngoc Duc and Nguyen Thi Thu Ngan (Vietnamese overseas Vietnamese) to support the City People’s Committee Office. Thu Duc 2 tons of rice and Gracious Rice Cooker, Binh Trung Dong Ward, City. Thu Duc 1 ton of rice.

In addition, Mr. Justin Bui and a group of friends currently in Japan, the US, Australia (Yusuke Gunji, Do Vu, Nguyen Huy Quang, Nguyen Mai Dung, Pham Thanh Tai) donated 4 tons of rice to the Fatherland Front Committee. Vietnam District 8.

Mr. Justin Bui shared: “The past two years for my family have been relatively long because I could not fly back to Australia to visit my parents. Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, flights from Vietnam to other countries have been temporarily suspended. My family has accepted to send nostalgia and love to my parents through phone calls.

Faced with the current difficult situation in the city, I have called on my friends from all over the world to work towards my homeland and country with the smallest things. I hope today’s bags of rice can help people somewhat and hope to be able to return to a happy and safe life as before.”

According to the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City. In Ho Chi Minh City, before that, Mr. Justin Bui donated 20 million VND to the Covid-19 vaccine fund of the city. Ho Chi Minh.

He also presented the Thu Duc City Police force with 10,000 N95 masks to support officers and soldiers who are working in the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic in isolation, blockade and field hospitals. use within the city.

The representative of overseas Vietnamese donated 5 tons of gao to the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee in Ho Chi Minh City. Thu Duc. (Source: Times)

Joining this support, Mr. Luu Ngoc Duc — American expatriate confided: “This is my first time participating in volunteer activities in the city, I am very grateful to my friend Justin Bui for introducing me to him. Go to the Committee on Overseas Vietnamese in Ho Chi Minh City and inform me about these meaningful activities.

In the near future, I will inform my friends in the US and participate in more activities to support people in difficulty during the Covid-19 pandemic in Ho Chi Minh City.”

It can be said that during this 4th Covid-19 pandemic, the overseas Vietnamese community… has actively supported in many forms, both materially and spiritually, to help Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh and the whole country quickly overcame the Covid-19 pandemic, returned to a peaceful life in the new normal.

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