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Vo Hong Son and his sister Vu Thi Thang live in a small house in Vinh Tru Town. Son said he raised a dog since he was small and he is also his faithful companion. "Whenever I return home, I call for him to make sure that he isn't stolen and feel happy and relief when he answers me," Son said. Son's sister often mutters to herself and sits alone all day. Tran Van Su, vice head of the Nguyen Khuyen residential cluster, said Thang used to wander away. After falling and getting hurt, she has stopped running away. "It's heartbreaking seeing Son searching for his sister everywhere so everyone helped him. Thang always falls when she goes out. There was one time, she fell so hard that her head bleed. She was scared of going out since then," Su said. … [Read more...] about Blind man struggles to support mentally-ill sister

25-year-old Hoang Van Tuan is a volunteer at a Covid-19 checkpoint in Hanoi. Nguyen Thi Lien, Tuan's mother, said Tuan borrowed VND200m (USD8,500) to join a guest worker programme but after the opportunity collapsed, he returned home in 2019. They are still VND50m in debt. When there was news about Covid-19 outbreak, Tuan and other youths in the commune volunteered to help at checkpoints. Unfortunately, he had a traffic accident while returning home from the checkpoint on April 3. Local people quickly donated VND10m (USD424), the other driver in the accident gave VND10m and the family borrowed VND80m to pay for his treatment at Vietnam-Germany Hospital. But it quickly ran out after three days. Dr Nguyen Thi Ninh said, "Tuan was in a severe condition when he was brought in. He suffers from injuries on his head, face, chest, limbs and serious injuries to the liver and kidney. He is still in a coma and needs a ventilator. He doesn't have health insurance while the cost for blood … [Read more...] about Volunteer in life-and-death situation after traffic accident

Cai Luong (a traditional southern Vietnamese form of theater) actor Ngan Tuan and author Lam Huu Tang also launched Vong Co (nostagic tunes) song and Cai Luong song respectively. While a short film on human love and behaviors during the disease by young director Dinh Manh Phuc has attracted more than 3,000 views on the “Hong Van Entertainment” channel on You Tube. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists join fight against coronavirus