A Certificate of Merit from the Vietnamese Prime Minister has been given to Ms Tran Thi Anh, a cashier at the Son Tra District Power Branch of the Da Nang Power Company, for having returned a dropped bag to its owner.

Ms Anh (2nd right) being honoured by the Company

On 24 February, Ms Anh was on her way home from work when it suddenly started raining.  She pulled over to the side of the road and noticed a nylon bag which had been dropped in the street.  It contained 1 billion VND in cash (worth over 40,000 USD).  Several minutes later, Ms Anh saw a worried woman looking for something. The woman said that her name was Nguyen Thi Thanh Thu, she was from Ha Noi, and she was looking a nylon bag which contained 1 billion VND in cash.  She added that the money was to be used to buy a residential land lot in the city.  Ms Anh immediately returned the bag and its contents to the lady without demand a reward.

In March, Ms Anh was awarded a Certificate of Merit and a reward by the leader of the Da Nang Power Company for her good deed.