VietNamNet Bridge – The secrets to the longevity of Nguyen Thi Tru, who just celebrated her 123rd birthday as Viet Nam’s and Asia’s oldest lady. It’s official: Tru is awarded certificate recognising her as Asia’s oldest lady by representatives of the Vietnam Book of Records. — Photo news.zing.vn Very few people live to celebrate their 120th birthday. Nguyen Thi Tru of HCM City has just celebrated her 123rd. Tru has been honoured with numerous certificates for her record. At the age of 120, she received a recognition certificate as Viet Nam and Asia’s oldest lady from the Vietnam Book of Records and Asia Book of Records. World Records Union - Worldkings, based in India, officially recognised her as the world’s oldest lady when she was 122 and last year, the World Records Association accorded her the same title. According to documents preserved by Tru’s family, she was born on May 4, 1893 in Can Giuoc District in the southern … [Read more...] about Asia’s oldest lady in Vietnam celebrates 123rd birthday
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For Vietnam commune, death certificates are a way to reduce ages
A local administration in central Vietnam has admitted to issuing death certificates for 100 children though they are alive and well. Nguyen Duy Bon, head of Quang Ngai province's Nghia Ha commune, said many families, wanting their children to be younger than they actually are, asked local authorities to issue bogus death certificates. They then applied for new birth certificates with the children's ages understated, with the authorities usually acquiescing to these requests, he said. The fact of the matter is that most of these children are bad students who repeatedly fail to get promotion to the next higher grade. Bon said, to avoid classmates' taunts and other problems, people had used to ask the authorities to lower their children's ages but the paperwork was cumbersome. … [Read more...] about For Vietnam commune, death certificates are a way to reduce ages
Vietnam lineage record compilers stress need for origin research
A group of Vietnamese researchers have dedicated themselves to compiling family trees and lineage records for local households in an attempt to help them keep track of their origins and pay homage to their ancestry. For the past 16 years, at a house in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, around 30 historians from the Ho Chi Minh City Lineage Record Research and Practice Center have been tirelessly pooling over 100 lineage records and numerous archives and biographies, as well as instilling fervor in younger generations. The members worked independently under the guidance of local experts for several years before the center’s foundation in 2005. The team has also provided counseling in setting up lineage shrines, compiled annals for historic temples and venues, organized training courses, and published books on how to build lineage records. Vo Ngoc An, deputy head of the Lineage History Institute and the center’s director, explained to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper what … [Read more...] about Vietnam lineage record compilers stress need for origin research
Strangest families in Vietnam
A man who has 22 children, a 105-year-old man has nearly 100 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, a woman who had 17 children in 23 years are among the most special families in Vietnam.1. The man who has the highest number of children Mr. Phan Van Tieng Mr. Phan Van Tieng in Nhon Thuan 1 village of Chau Thanh A district in the southern province of Hau Giang has up to 22 children. He is proud to be the man who has the highest number of children in his province. At the age of 82, he is still sound in mind and body. His eldest son is Mr. Phan Van Cang, 58 and the youngest son is Net Em, 29. He said that during holidays and death anniversaries of his relatives, his big house has not enough space for his nearly 100 descendants. Some childless people came to see him to ask for his secret to have many children and to stroke his hand to get luck from him. He warmly welcomed them but asking him about secret to have many children, he only smiled and said: “Your question is odd. … [Read more...] about Strangest families in Vietnam
Death at birth
High number of maternal deaths frightens pregnant women and their families Huynh Thi Thanh Tung, a 33-year-old woman, was in good health during her gestation period. Her family was shocked when she and her baby died early morning on June 9 after being admitted to the Mo Duc District General Hospital in Quang Ngai Province for delivery. They have accused two nurse midwifes - Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nga and Duong Thi Ly - who were on duty on the evening of June 8, of acting slowly and irresponsibly, leading to Tung's death. Huynh Thi Kim Chinh, Tung's sister, told Vietweek health officers at the hospital said Tung and her baby were in stable condition after she was taken to hospital on her due date. The hospital staff asked the family to wait until Tung gave birth naturally. Later that night, when Tung developed pains and became weaker, the family asked the two nurses to call doctors and perform a C-section. The two nurses ignored the request, with Nga even asking the family to leave … [Read more...] about Death at birth