National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) visits Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue on May 15 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan visited Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS), Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue at Hanoi’s Vien Minh pagoda on May 15 on the occasion of Lord Buddha’s 2,563rd birthday. Wishing the 103-year-old dignitary as well as Buddhist monks, nuns and followers good health and contentment, the NA leader said in its nearly 2000 years of existence in Vietnam, Buddhism has become a popular religion. She added that the recent 16th UN Day of Vesak festival hosted by the VBS in Ha Nam’s Tam Chuc pagoda was among the most successful editions of the event, attracting over 1,600 delegates from 112 countries and territories worldwide alongside thousands of Buddhist followers in Vietnam. Ngan noted the success has contributed to promoting … [Read more...] about Top legislator visits 103-year-old Buddhist patriarch
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Martial art classes teach a 9-year-old Vietnamese boy to crawl
The parents cried all the way home. Eighteen months after their darling, sweet-natured baby was born, they’d been told that he suffered from cerebral palsy and had two deficient legs. They’d consulted the doctors because at 18 months, he was not crawling, sitting or making noise like normal children. The diagnosis devastated them. Cerebral palsy is described by the U.S. based Mayo Clinic as a "disorder of movement, muscle tone or posture that is caused by damage that occurs to the immature, developing brain, most often before birth." Most of the disorders are irreversible. Tien’s mother, Chau My Tuyen, decided that to focus on his care, she would temporarily postpone her university studies to be a teacher. The boy`s father, Tung, worked at an ice making facility, and their income was humble. They sold all their furniture, knocked on every door they found, from city hospitals to traditional medicine men, to registering him for physical therapy, acupuncture, and special … [Read more...] about Martial art classes teach a 9-year-old Vietnamese boy to crawl
2,000-year-old graves discovered in Quang Ngai
Six 2,000-year-old graves have been found on Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province. Ancient graves found in Ly Son Dr Doan Ngoc Khoi, deputy director of Quang Ngai Comprehensive Museum, said the six graves were found near Chinh Stream in An Hai Commune, where the Sa Huynh Culture once flourished. Various jewellery including earrings and bracelets made from conch shells were found buried in the graves. "Some have burial objects but some do not. I think this shows the wealth gap of that time," Khoi said. The graves were next to each other in an area of 10 square metres. Child remains were also found in some graves. The archaeologists have discovered agricultural tools such as axes, chisels and hoes. The Sa Huynh people settled at the foot of Thoi Loi Mountain because of the nearby Chinh Stream. According to Khoi, Sa Huynh Culture on the island might have developed different aspects than the Sa Huynh Culture on the mainland so it's important to protect the site and carefully … [Read more...] about 2,000-year-old graves discovered in Quang Ngai
No limbs, but 8-year-old girl’s will finds a way
Tran Hieu Thao is a very good student. She is also a dutiful granddaughter who helps her grandma with chores around the house. She works hard and wants to become a doctor and treat her grandma and other poor people. Thao’s determination has won the admiration of not just her grandmother and her teachers, but of her community as a whole. The doughty girl has to deal with a severe congenital handicap as she pursues her dreams. She was born with no functional limbs, just stumps for hands and legs. Her father died in an accident before she was a year old, and her mother went to work in another province to earn a living. For Thao to do well in school with her handicap under such circumstances is a stupendous feat. As a result she is loved and admired by everyone in An Thanh 2 Commune, Cu Lao Dung District, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang. I want to go to school Her grandmother, Ly Thi Cho, 63, said her daughter married a local man in Nha Trang City more than 10 years ago, … [Read more...] about No limbs, but 8-year-old girl’s will finds a way
Local craftsmen keep old trade alive
Breezy: Mã Châu silk is dried and softened before being sent to fashion designers. — Photo courtesy of Mã Châu Silk Viet Nam News Mã Châu silk craft, mulberry farming and silkworm breeding have roots some five centuries ago in Duy Xuyên District in the centralprovinceofQuảng Nam. The silk trade was among central ViệtNam’s most prosperous industries in the 15th century, as it was among commodities exchanged with merchant European at the busy Hội An Port . But the trade faded by the late 1990s. Recently, however, the last local silk makers have revived the traditional craft while introducing modern techniques and marketing methods. Bùi Hoài Nam reports Trần Hữu Phương, 48 and his daughter, Trần Thị Yến, 25, and five craftswomen in Nam Phước Town are on a mission to revive the Mã Châu silk brand. Starting with little more than a lingering hope in … [Read more...] about Local craftsmen keep old trade alive