VietNamNet Bridge – A phone call to Tran Phuong Lan from the National Children’s Hospital four years ago would change her life forever. Tran Phuong Lan and her adopted son Nguyen Hong Vu, known as Kem. Kem suffers from a severe case of EB and needs round the clock care. — VNS Photo Paul Kennedy Lan was volunteering helping children who suffer from epidermolysis bullosa (EB). This disease affects the skin and causes sufferers to have intense blisters all over their bodies. Children who are born with the condition are known as ‘butterfly babies’ because their skin is as delicate as a butterfly. Lan is no medical expert, she is the co-founder of the EB Child Patients Club, and is often the first person people call when they have a new case. But when she answered her phone to the hospital in 2014, this wasn’t any ordinary case. A baby had been abandoned at the hospital with what medics thought was the worst case of EB they had ever seen. … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s mum in a million receives award
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Hà Nội’s mum in a million receives award
Trần Phương Lan and her adopted son Nguyễn Hồng Vũ, known as Kem. Kem suffers from a severe case of EB and needs round the clock care. — VNS Photo Paul KennedyViet Nam News Khoa Thư HÀ NỘI — A phone call to Trần Phương Lan from the National Children’s Hospital four years ago would change her life forever. Lan was volunteering helping children who suffer from epidermolysis bullosa (EB). This disease affects the skin and causes sufferers to have intense blisters all over their bodies. Children who are born with the condition are known as ‘butterfly babies’ because their skin is as delicate as a butterfly. Lan is no medical expert, she is the co-founder of the EB Child Patients Club, and is often the first person people call when they have a new case. But when she answered her phone to the hospital in 2014, this wasn’t any ordinary case. A baby had been abandoned at the … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s mum in a million receives award
Viettel Hanoi’s lucky customers receive awards
Bui Anh Tuan receives a Honda SH. The luckiest received a Honda SH motorbike and five others were awarded with Samsung J7 Pro and Samsung J2 Pro. According to Nguyen Cong Binh, Viettel Hanoi’s Deputy Director, the program is a special gift for Viettel’s contracted mobile service subscribers. It is also seen as Viettel’s thanks to its customers. Binh also hoped that the branch will receive more support from customers and promised to develop more attractive programs and useful playgrounds for its customers. After receiving a Honda SH motorbike, Bui Anh Tuan expressed his honor to be a lucky customer. He wanted Viettel Hanoi to design more interesting programs for its customers like him. Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Viettel Hanoi’s lucky customers receive awards
Indonesian airports receive awards from int’l airport rating agency
Sepinggan International Airport in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. (Source: antaranews) Jakarta (VNA) – The Sepinggan airport of Balikpapan in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan island has been named the second best in service in the world for those with annual handling capacity of 5 million to 15 million passengers. The airport received the token of appreciation Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards in a global summit which was recently held by the Airports Council International - the Montreal, Canada-based airport rating agency. The summit was participated in by 127 airport authorities and operators all over the world in Halifax, Canada. Other Indonesian airports receiving the awards include I Gusti Ngurah Rai international airport of Denpasar, Bali, and Surabaya's Djuanda airport - all with handling capacity of 15 million to 25 million passengers and under the state airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I. Manager of PT Angkasa Pura I Sepinggan Farid Indra Nugraha said … [Read more...] about Indonesian airports receive awards from int’l airport rating agency
Vietnamese citizen receives award from Japan’s MOFA
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Nguyễn Tuấn Ngọc, director of Bách Niên Thiên Đức Nursing Home, on Wednesday was recognised by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs for caring for a Japanese citizen for more than seven years. From June 2010 to January this year, the centre received and provided free healthcare for an elderly Japanese citizen (whose name was not revealed to respect his privacy). In 2010, he had a stroke and needed surgery. He was transferred to Bách Niên Thiên Đức Nursing Home, while waiting for the Japan Embassy in ViệtNam to verify his address in the country. At the time, he was too weak to head home. It took seven years for him to regain his health in order to return home. During the past seven years, despite barriers of language and culture, thanks to the wholehearted care of Ngọc and the centre’s staff, the man recovered well and returned safely … [Read more...] about Vietnamese citizen receives award from Japan’s MOFA