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Leaving the urban life and a highly paid job behind, May chose to settle in a mountainous area, and enjoy gardening and farming. Back to oneself After lunch, May (whose real name is Kieu Thi Hong Van, a resident in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak) arranged freshly-cut flowers into a pretty vase. Then she read online news before going to the garden to communicate with her plants. She said that she officially settled down in her home town in January. Before that, she had a dream job in Ho Chi Minh City. After nearly 14 years in Ho Chi Minh City, May decided to leave to become a farmer. In HCM City, she had a stable and well-paid job. She could travel to many places in the world. However, she did not feel like herself. “At the age of 18, feeling the hardship of a farmer’s life, I chose to move to Ho Chi Minh City. When my life got better, I have my own home and vehicle, but I realized that I am not myself,” shared May. May said that she played the good role of an active person who earned good money. But she felt unhappy as she had to keep “pushing herself up.” Hence, after 14 years with declared love for Saigon, May decided to move back to her hometown. The reason was straightforward. She found a need to be back to nature after one year of natural disasters and endless global pandemic. During her years in Ho Chi Minh City, May had always thought about her friend’s question “Why we were born?” After long time thinking and experiencing, she realized that each of us has one’s own unique mission. And her mission is to preserve nature within her capacity. She revealed that “one of her family members used to harm forests. I was small then, couldn’t prevent that person. Now I think that person destroyed, but I will rebuild to compensate the fault.". “I do them step by step. I grow whatever appropriate plant wherever possible. I just start to do, first from my garden. In the rainy season, I plant in nearby forest. Planting seeds is …

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Vietnamese actor Trần Hạnh passed away on Thursday aged 92. Photo laodong.vn HÀ NỘI — Vietnamese actor Trần Hạnh, who played poor farmers in many Vietnamese films, passed away on Thursday aged 92. Born in Hà Nội in 1929, Hạnh was a theatre artist and actor in the Vietnamese cinema industry. He was one of the first artists to receive the title of State Artist of Excellence in 1994. After more than 20 years, he was awarded the title of People's Artist, Việt Nam’s top artistic award for a living artist – second only to the often posthumous Hồ Chí Minh Prize, on August 29, 2019 He is famous for his roles as a poor farmer or an old man in unfortunate plight, such as the Party secretary in the movie Làng Nổi (Floating Village), father An in the movie Truyện Cổ Tích Tuổi 17 (Fairy Tale of the 17), father Lài in Tướng Về Hưu (Retired General) and father Mai in the movie Hãy Tha Thứ Cho Em (Please Forgive Me). On the stage of Hà Nội’s Drama Theatre, he played many outstanding roles that won many gold and silver awards at national theatre festivals. His golden age was in the late 1970s and early 1980s during which playing the role of Vietnamese poet Nguyễn Trãi in the play of Lam Sơn Tụ Nghĩa brought him the gold medal at the National Drama Festival in 1980. People's Artist Nguyễn Trung Hiếu, Director of Hanoi Drama Theatre, said the departure of famous artists like Trần Hạnh was a great loss to Vietnamese theatre. Artist Quốc Quân, who co-starred in the film Đời Người Và Những Chuyến Đi (Human Life and Journey) with Hạnh, expressed his admiration for the true, humble and compassionate actor. "He lived by roles on stage and screen. He just needed to be able to act and it didn't matter if it was the supporting role or leading role, which was really precious,” he said. VNS …

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Hundreds of people in Hanoi lined up to help farmers in Hai Duong Province by buying their chickens. Hundreds of people in Hanoi lined up to help farmers in Hai Duong Province by buying their chickens. About 900 chickens are being transported from Chi Linh City, Hai Duong Province, to Hanoi every day and sold at VND50,000 (USD2) per kilo. On March 4, hundreds of people lined up on Tam Trinh Street when the chickens arrived. 56-year-old Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai from Hoang Mai District, said she and her neighbours came to help buy chickens after hearing that Hai Duong farmers needed help. "They have worked hard but because of Covid-19 that they can't sell their chickens like usual. The price is already low so I think it's necessary to help," she said. "I had to wait for two hours but I was able to buy two chickens. I'll keep one and give another chicken to my daughter's family." Hoang Thi Thao from Kim Thanh, Hai Duong, said their lives had been greatly affected by the latest outbreak. The farmers couldn't sell their products. She started bringing the chickens to Hanoi after getting some help from other Hai Duong people who are living and working in Hanoi. "We have had Covid-19 tests and have all necessary papers. After buying chickens from the household farms in Hai Duong, we bring them to 411 Tam Trinh Street in Hanoi," she said. Thao also thanked the authorities in Hai Duong Province and Hoang Mai District, everyone that helped her with administrative papers and those who bought chickens. "I come there to sell the chicken twice a day at 4 am and 2 pm. Each time I brought about 900 chickens. After five days, Thao has been able to sold 20 tonnes of chickens. …

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