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The three are Ma Phu Cuong, Tran Le My Quynh, and Truong Hoang Phuc.   Being a son of a dragon fruit farmer in the central province of Binh Thuan, Ma Phu Cuong realizes that whenever dragon fruit cacti begin flowering, his father has to eliminate most buds on each plant so that the farm reaches its full harvesting potential. This, however, is a shameful waste since the quantity of those thrown-away buds is quite large. When in grade 11th, Cuong experimented turning these buds into tea and introduced it to his family. Everybody in his family praised the tea smelled and tasted so good. Thanks to his major of biotechnology in university, he is now able to use modern knowledge to further develop his cherished idea of making better use of the waste dragon fruit buds. Tran Le My Quynh, his friend who is a sophomore in business administration, shared that she had been quite surprised at first when knowing the idea, but was then quickly persuaded by Cuong’s passion. Along with … [Read more...] about New tea made from dragon fruit flower buds

In the last few years, the concept of ‘freeshop’ has been more common among young people, especially those accessing social networks. Many groups of this type are established to connect people with the same wish to exchange goods, either directly in small get-togethers or indirectly through shipping services. These groups normally gather regularly in such locations as coffee shops or parks in order to exchange their used items, and even to share their own experience on various matters like soft skills, life skills, tips for daily activities, vegetables and plant growing, sewing. The most popular goods to be exchanged are clothes, furniture, cooking equipment, gardening tools, and children toys, with tens of accounts sharing them per day. 30-year-old Thanh Binh sited in District 8 of Ho Chi Minh City commented that after cleaning the house, he discovered the rarely used baby stroller, which was still in good condition. Not wanting it wasted, he posted the stroller onto his … [Read more...] about Exchanging unused items trend becomes increasingly popular in VN

Amorepacific had ever launched also “Make up your life” campaign in the period 2015-2017 in Vietnam, aiming to encourage cancer female patients to make up in the hope of helping them to be more self-confident during the process of cancer treatment. During the past 3 years, 171 cancer female patients and 80 volunteers joined in this campaign in HCMC and Hanoi. Q.T-Translated by T.Van … [Read more...] about Korean group gives happy bus to Quy Nhon City

Representative of the club said the event is scheduled to start at 9:30 am and run until 3:00 pm on the same day.  This year’s bazaar is considered as a special occasion for the Consular Club as it also is to celebrate the 25 years of friendship between Vietnam and the Consular Missions in HCMC which aim to provide humanitarian aid to disadvantaged people in Vietnam. The Consular Club focuses especially on aid for orphans, the disabled and the elderly and minority groups. Last year’s bazaar raised more than US$ 70,000 and with this money the club supported 12 projects including education scholarships for children and young adults, treatment for blindness in infants, infrastructures to deliver fresh water and the creation of an aquaponics system to create a sustainable food sources for an orphanage. This year’s entry tickets costs 100,000 VND for adults, and children under 6 accompanied by an adult can enter free of charge. In addition to the chance to buy a wide … [Read more...] about Consular Club to launch charity bazzar in Nov

The giving-program is co-organized by Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation and Johnson & Johnson, Thai Nguyen Traffic Safety Committee. The program is part of activities under “Helmets for Kids” project in Vietnam, and in response to this year’s campaign “Traffic safety for kids” launched by the National Traffic Safety Committee. It also aimed to raise awareness about helmet use and road safety among students, teachers and the community. Following the success of previous school year, this year the program continues to being launched in four provinces including Quang Nam, Gia Lai, Yen Bai and Thai Nguyen. As per plan, some 5,075 hi-quality helmets are planned to offer to 31 primary schools in Thai Nguyen during the academic year of 2018-2019. N.H –Translated by T.Tran … [Read more...] about Nearly 1,600 hi-quality helmets presented to primary students in Thai Nguyen Pro