The Manila-based Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said Chen Shu-chu had transformed the lives of many people.
MANILA: A Taiwanese vegetable vendor, who has given away more than seven million Taiwanese dollars (£147,490) to several charities for children, was among six winners of Asia's equivalent of the Nobel prize this year, its foundation has said.
The Manila-based Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation said Chen Shu-chu had transformed the lives of many people.
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