CapitaMalls donates school supplies to needy children

CapitaMalls Asia, a listed shopping mall developer, announced it will donate schoolbags and stationery to more than 19,000 pupils from underprivileged families on the Chinese mainland on Monday.

All donated materials, worth 1.37 million yuan ($224,000), will be sent to those in need in September.

About 60 pupils from a migrants' school in Beijing received new schoolbags during the launching ceremony held in Beijing on Monday.