More than VND614 has been raised by Vietnamese residents in the UK to support victims of storm No 10 in the central region of the homeland. Participants in the charity night in London on October 13 observed a minute’s silence in tribute to General Vo Nguyen Giap. They had great sympathy for the losses suffered by their compatriots in Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces when they were hit by storm No10 in late September and early October. Le Ngoc Linh and his wife Nguyen Thi Bich Nhung who own a New Sai Gon restaurant, have often organised charity activities to raise funds for poor and disadvantaged people at home. They said the charity night is of great significance as it shows the overseas Vietnamese community’s gratitude to General Vo Nguyen Giap. In recent years, Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Vu Quang Minh said the Vietnamese community has raised plenty of funds for natural disaster victims, soldiers garrisoned on Truong Sa (Spartly) Islands, Agent Orange victims, poor people and children with heart disease. VOV