Vietnamese artists contributed 600 million VND to bring Anh Vu's body back to the country.
Hong Van said she stopped accepting donations from audiences and artists to fund the transportation of Anh Vu’s body back to Vietnam. By 3 p.m. on April 2, she had received nearly 600 million VND.
After announcing the news that "The family wants to bring Anh Vu's body back to the country but is powerless", artist Hong Van, who was very close to Anh Vu when he was alive, personally called for donations to bring Anh Vu back to the country.
It takes 20,000 USD to bring Anh Vu's body back to Vietnam.
On her personal page, to avoid fraud, Hong Van confirmed that the only account that will receive donations is her account, Ngo Dang Hong Van. "The cost is about 20,000 USD. When I receive the full amount, I will lock the account. I will update regularly on this personal Facebook page," the stage manager said.
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| People's Artist Hong Van and comedian Anh Vu. |
"It's such a pity that Anh Vu still has to live in exile and cannot stay in his homeland until the end of his life. Therefore, Van wants to join hands with the audience, friends and colleagues to help him one last time, so that he can return to his motherland and so that we can see him one last time," Hong Van called out.
The amount of 20,000 USD is more than 465 million VND. Thus, with this amount, artist Hong Van and her family are hoping to bring Anh Vu's body back to Vietnam. The amount of money to cremate in the US and bring the remains back to Vietnam is 10,000 USD (about 232 million VND).
In addition, Hong Van said that if audiences or artists in the US want to help, they can contact artists Viet Huong, Hoai Tam, Thanh Duy, Kha Ly, Minh Luan, Cs Leon Vu, TZ Phuong Trinh, and Andy Thai.
At noon on April 2, Hong Van's call was immediately responded by artists and audiences. Artists and singers including Bui Quoc Bao, Le Hieu, Nhat Kim Anh, Trinh Tu Trung, Khang Viet... transferred money and shared the message so that the call could reach more people.
Nhat Kim Anh transferred 10 million VND with the message "I love you so much, I can only pray to Buddha for you". Artist Xuan Hinh sent: "I live far away, please send 5 million VND for me and I will transfer it to you tomorrow".
At 12 noon, Hong Van posted a statement showing that 49.2 million VND had been transferred into her account. The amount continued to increase as Hong Van's appeal continued to be shared.
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| Nhat Kim Anh and Le Hieu were two of the earliest artists to donate and help Hong Van spread the message. |
Vietnamese artists raised 600 million VND after 2 hours of calling
On the afternoon of April 2, artist Hong Van announced that she would stop accepting donations to support the family in bringing the body of comedian Anh Vu back to Vietnam. The Southern Drama Theater owner said that by 3 p.m. on April 2, her fundraising account had received nearly 600 million VND. Among them, Miss H'Hen Nie contributed 10 million VND, Khang Viet sent 5 million VND, along with many artists and audiences.
“Van’s account is constantly updated, and has so far received more than 480 million VND, plus 100 million VND from the group of artists Le Quyen and Dam Vinh Hung. Van thinks this amount is enough to bring the body of artist Anh Vu back to Vietnam. On behalf of artist Anh Vu’s family, Hong Van would like to thank the audience and friends and colleagues who have always been with Anh Vu at this time,” artist Hong Van announced.
People's Artist Hong Van said she will announce the funeral of artist Anh Vu after discussing with the actor's family.
Comedian Anh Vu passed away on the morning of April 1 (local time) after finishing a performance in California (USA), at the age of 47. His family said Anh Vu had taken a late bath and had a stroke. He stopped breathing before being discovered by his friends. His relatives said they had no intention of performing an autopsy, only hoping to bring Anh Vu home soon.
