Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Coronavirus Turns Vietnam from Recipient to Donor VOA News China is not the only nation coming to the aid of others in the fight against COVID-19. In business attire and surgical masks, five European ambassadors stood on a stage in Hanoi on Tuesday and greeted Vietnamese officials who announced they were donating face masks to Europe. Besides donating 500,000 masks, Vietnam has sent medical aid to China, Cambodia and Laos in recent weeks. Hanoi is now in talks with the United States to supply it with protective equipment. .