A woman in her 70s has cherished her lifelong infatuation with making and selling "guoc" (traditional wooden clogs) as her own source of solace and to help promote the footwear, the use of which has seemingly fallen into oblivion these days, in Ho Chi Minh City over the past five decades. Nguyen Thi Lien is now the only maker and peddler of "guoc" at Ben Thanh Market in District 1. Tuoi Tre"> The market, one of the city’s icons, is frequented by foreigners and tourists who visit it mostly to buy souvenirs, including handicrafts and traditional Vietnamese clothing items, or just to immerse themselves in the milieu. "Guoc" made a perfect addition to "ao dai" (traditional long gown), "ao tu than" (traditional four-flapped gown) and "ba ba" (traditional pajamas) in the past. The footwear was worn by both men and women decades ago, with those for women featuring richer colors and decorative patterns. Lien said she began helping her aunt run her tiny "guoc" stall, which … [Read more...] about Vietnamese septuagenarian makes, sells wooden clogs for 50 years at Ben Thanh Market
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A 105-year-old tea shop in Ben Thanh Market area
In the busy Ben Thanh Market area, curious foreign tourists often drop by an old and shabby house which has been known as the oldest and most famous tea store in the city in the early 20th century, with a history of nearly 105 years. The 105-year-old tea shore called “O Tong Ky” in Ben Thanh Market area has been out of business for years but the 87-year-old Quyen wishes to keep it intact Located at 13 Phan Chu Trinh Street at the West gate of Ben Thanh Market and next to crowded shops, the tea shop, previously called “O Tong Ky”, captures the attention of many sightseers, especially those from abroad. It has ancient features and interesting stories about the history and development of the market and HCMC as well, though the business was closed for more than ten years. Born into a Chinese family that migrated from Guangdong to Vietnam more than a century ago, Kha Quyen, an 87-year-old woman became the second generation of her family to take over the … [Read more...] about A 105-year-old tea shop in Ben Thanh Market area
Rare dermal conditions make 26-year-old woman age 50 years: doctors
Vietnamese doctors said Monday a 26-year-old woman, who looks like she is in her 70s, is the second patient in the world to have two rare dermal conditions, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. Nguyen Thi Phuong of the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre was diagnosed with cutis laxa - a group of rare connective tissue disorders in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds - and mastocytosis - a group of rare disorders caused by the presence of too many mast cells in a person's body. On Monday, Dr Hoang Van Minh of HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital, told Tuoi Tre that skin sample results sent to Baylor University based in Texas, United States, confirmed Phuong has the two conditions. The HCMC Medicine and Pharmacy University Hospital conducted the last consultation on Phuong's case, which has attracted much public attention in the past few months. She has been in the news since early October when local media showed photos of her looking 50 years older than … [Read more...] about Rare dermal conditions make 26-year-old woman age 50 years: doctors
83-year-old woman asks for body donation for several times
VietNamNet Bridge - Without any relative, Ms. Thanh, 83, was refused many times by her landlords because they were afraid that she could die anytime. Over the past 25 years, Ms. Dinh Thi Thanh has been sitting on the pavement of the Thanh Xuan Department Store, Thanh Xuan district, Hanoi, to sell small things. Her "store" sells merely several calendars, a box of candies, two cigarette packs and a scale. The most expensive thing is the scale that she bought several years ago, worth more than VND1 million ($50). This is her major means of living. She entrusts the scale at the department store at night and takes it out at 10am of the next day. The woman is tiny, with white hair but her skin is still stretching, her voice is rotund, especially her eyes and ears are still keen. Every day she buys newspapers to read and listen to the radio at night to know about the weather of the next day, in order to deal with his arthritis. At 10 am, she hobbles pushing her small stroller from the … [Read more...] about 83-year-old woman asks for body donation for several times
Strange condition sees young woman age 50 years in days
Doctors have yet to identify what prompted a rapid-aging process in 23-year-old woman who now looks 70 Nguyen Thanh Tuyen's love for his wife never faded as he watched her youthful beauty crumble over a period of just a few days. … [Read more...] about Strange condition sees young woman age 50 years in days