A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for people out of work ...
HO CHI MINH CITY: A Vietnamese entrepreneur in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a 24/7 automatic dispensing machine providing free rice for people out of work following an ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus.
A woman gets rice from a 24/7 automatic rice dispensing machine, 'Rice ATM', during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease , in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, April 11, 2020. Picture taken April 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yen Duong Similar 'rice ATMs' have been set up in other big cities like Hanoi, Hue and Danang, according to state media.
"I refer to this machine as a 'rice ATM' because people can withdraw rice from it, assured that there are still good people out there who want to give them a second chance," he said.
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