Disabled children

The skinny one said his identification papers had been stolen when he was sleeping in the garden a few days ago. Now he could not find a job, but still did not want to go back to his hometown. The other, who was 14 years old, said he was from the northern Bac Kan Province and his father was in prison. … [Read more...] about ​Hanoi charity’s young volunteers spend nights rescuing homeless children

This image shows a customer with a shell product in her hand in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Hoang An / Tuoi Tre “Shells are normally considered scrap, but they have become more valuable items in my hands and that brings utter joy to me," Hieu said. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese woman breathes life into inanimate shells

Local authorities worry that low fertility rates in an extended period will bring about many challenges for public health and socioeconomic development such as a rapidly aging population, a shortage of human resources and larger life quality gaps between different groups of people. … [Read more...] about 21 provinces to reward women with two kids before 35

The HCM City Journalists Association will display more than 100 special publications from the city’s major newspapers and magazines including Trẻ (Youth), Thanh Niên (Young People) and Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn). … [Read more...] about Annual Tết book fair to open in downtown HCM City

According to legend, every family has three kitchen gods overseeing the household’s affairs. On the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, each kitchen god (Ông Táo) returns to the Jade Emperor, the King of Heaven, on the back of a carp fish. The kitchen gods report back to the Jade Emperor on each family’s affairs for that past year. People clean their houses and offer sacrifices to aid the god’s journey and ensure a good report. … [Read more...] about Lecture on Kitchen God and Tết traditions