Truong sa

Readers will have a chance to “tour” the most interesting and special places of the two archipelagoes. They will see trees that grow in Truong Sa, like the square almond tree (barringtonia asiatica), as well as the daily life and fight of people and soldiers on the islands. … [Read more...] about First children’s pictorial book of Truong Sa, Hoang Sa

Tran Thi Hoa from Tan Thanh Village said sometimes she wanted to stop her treatment so she wouldn't be a burden to the family. Both Hoa and her husband, Tran Van Thin, were healthy and worked hard to support their family. However, in August 2018, Thin fell while fixing the roof and suffered from traumatic brain injuries. Thin has been bed-bound since then and can hardly recognise his surroundings. He has to depend on his wife for everything. In May, Hoa was diagnosed with breast cancer. Hoa said she nearly fainted after thinking about her husband and children's future. "My husband is bed-bound. My eldest child is in 12th grade and the youngest is 8 years old. If I become seriously ill and can't work anymore, what will become of us?" she said. "Sometimes I want to stop my treatment because I don't want to left huge debts to my children." When Thin was injured, Hoa had borrowed from everywhere to pay for his treatment. They still can't repay all of the debts. Hoa had to have one … [Read more...] about Ill wife struggles to take care of bed-bound husband and small children

60-year-old Nguyen Thi Tau and her four-year-old grandson, Nguyen Van Hao, live in a tiny house that can barely protect them from the weather. Tau doesn't have any land so has little income to raise her grandson while her health continues to worsen. According to Tau, her husband died many years ago. Her daughter got married twice and had a son. However, she left them long ago and hasn't contacted Tau. Tau's daily meals only consist of rice and some fish. "It’s thanks to the neighbours that we can have such a meal. Sometimes, other people gave us milk, making Hao really happy. He would cry when there was no milk but I couldn't do anything about it. Our lives depend on the kindness of our neighbours," Tau said. "This house feels like it can collapse at any time." Tran Van May, vice chairman of Hung Thanh Commune, confirmed that Tau is one of the poor cases in the area, but the local authorities can only help them so much. "I hope they will receive more help from kind people," … [Read more...] about Grandmother seeks help to raise small grandson

Their joint statement was released the same day after the U.S. Department of State released a statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on maritime claims in the South China Sea, which said: "Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful, as is its campaign of bullying to control them." … [Read more...] about US praises ASEAN’s pandemic fight

In particular, each visitor to the stall was presented with a mask on which a Vietnamese map is printed featuring Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, thus affirming the country’s sovereignty over the two archipelagos. … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s image popularised at multicultural festival in Germany