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The calligraphy market at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Cultural House in District 1 has become a must-visit attraction for residents and visitors for taking photos and buying calligraphy works for Tet. … [Read more...] about Tet calligraphy street in Ho Chi Minh City

Soc Trang (VNA) - President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Tran Thanh Man offered the best wishes to state welfare beneficiaries and poor families in An Lac Thon town, Ke Sach district, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang on January 20 during a visit a head of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. He presented gifts to gift packages to 100 state welfare beneficiary and poor households, each including 1 million VND (43 USD) and 10kg of rice. On the same day, Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education, paid a pre-Tet visit to the Duc Minh border post in Mo Duc district, the central province of Quang Ngai. He also visited families of revolutionary veterans Vo Phan, Do Quang Thang, Tran Cao Minh and Pham Thanh Bien in Quang Ngai city. Also the day, Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission, visited … [Read more...] about Vietnam Fatherland Front leader pays pre-Tet visit to Soc Trang

The health department has launched a mobile app called Medical Tourism Assistant which helps patients seeking basic information on healthcare services and hospitals in the city. It plans to develop the app in English to meet the demand from foreign tourists next year. … [Read more...] about Workshop discusses HCM City’s key medical tourism products

Nguyen Thi Huynh prepares sticky rice for a customer. Photo: Ngoc Phuong / Tuoi Tre According to a local official, Huynh’s husband Nguyen Dac Minh, 76, suffers from a serious form of Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy, a long-term infection that can affect the patient's nerves, skin, eyes, and nose. … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City septuagenarian vendor fends for leper husband, 5 children for 16 years

Many locals have visited Tao Đàn Park this morning to take photos of themselves and the orchids. VNS Photo An Phương … [Read more...] about Photo essay: HCM City Orchid Festival officially kicks off