YANGON, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has donated a cash aid of 50,000 U.S. dollars to the Vietnamese government for victims of Typhoon Ketsana as humanitarian assistance, the official newspaper New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday.

    The cash donation was handed over by Myanmar Foreign Minister UNyan Win to Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Chu Chong Phung in Yangon Saturday.

    U Nyan Win expressed condolence over the loss of lives and property caused by the storm, the report said.

    Typhoon Ketsana hit the central part of Vietnam during the end of last month.