The Ministry of Information and Communications, along with Voice of Vietnam and Vietnam Red Cross have launched a text messaging campaign to support fishermen.
The three organizations along with local telecom firms called for continued support for fishermen by sending text messages to help fishermen.
Each message is worth VND10,000.
The collected fund will be used to buy communication equipment, fishing tools and building of new boats to support fishermen who struggle in their everyday lives to eke a living.
The one-month-long campaign will run from September 15 to October 14 this year.