The face masks donated by Xiamen Airlines to South Korea are ready to be handled at the International Cargo Departure Service on March 8, 2020. [Photo by He Sheng/for chinadaily.com.cn]

The 10,000 face masks donated by Xiamen Airlines reached Seoul airport in South Korea on Sunday to help South Korean counterparts fight against the novel coronavirus.

The donation is a return to the kind move of the company's South Korean captains who bought 1,000 masks in South Korea and donated them to their Chinese colleagues in early February when masks were in tight demands.

The masks donated by the South Korean captains aided in the company's work amid the epidemic, according to Xiamen Airlines, based in Xiamen, Fujian province.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Xiamen Airlines has been taking multiple measures to fight against the epidemic, including maintaining the international flights, transporting medical staff and materials to Hubei province and sending charter flights to foreign countries to bring back Chinese citizens.

Workers transport the medical materials donated by the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Changchun New Area in Jilin province on March 6, 2020, to its partners in Japan and South Korea. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

In Changchun, Jilin province, the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Changchun New Area donated over 600,000 yuan ($86,583) worth of medical materials on Friday to its two partners in Japan and South Korea.

Changchun New Area maintains sound economic and cultural exchanges with its partners in Japan and South Korea.

"China, Japan and South Korea are good neighbors. We are a community and have a shared destiny amid the epidemic. We will try out best to contribute to the prevention and control of COVID-19 in Japan and South Korea," said Han Dan, president of the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Changchun New Area.

The medical materials donated by the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Changchun New Area in Jilin province on March 6, 2020, to its partners in Japan and South Korea. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The face masks donated by Xiamen Airlines to its South Korean captains, as well as pilots registered at Korean Air Pilots Association. [Photo by He Sheng/for chinadaily.com.cn]

The medical materials donated by the Federation of Industry and Commerce of Changchun New Area in Jilin province on March 6, 2020, to its partners in Japan and South Korea. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]