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Couple offer free boarding house for poor students in central Vietnam
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Tran Thi Hai and his husband, residing in Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, have used their own budget to build a boarding house and offer free shelter for underprivileged students.
The boarding house has become an address of love and nurtures the kindness and dreams of many poor students.
House of kindness
Only 10 minutes after school finishes, students ride their bicycles to return to the boarding house.
Despite being busy as a bee, both Hai and her husband try to observe students living in their boarding house and care about their studying.
“We are happy to see them going to school regularly and studying hard.
“Their families believe in us and say that their children have made progress.
“Money is not a matter to help them pursue their learning journey.”
The help to the disadvantaged and the community by the family of Hai is well known in Nui Thanh Town of the namesake district.
Local authorities and associations often visit and support the boarding house.
Hai decided to use her money to build the boarding house for poor students after she and her husband did charity in remote areas and saw the difficult life of residents there.
Meanwhile, her house is nestled in the center of Nui Thanh Town and near many large schools.
Nui Thanh District is large, so many students have to travel dozens of kilometers to reach their schools, while some have to rent rooms near their schools.
Hai said she had discussed with her husband the plan to use their savings to construct the boarding house.
In June last year, a six-room boarding house with sufficient living and studying facilities was built near Hai’s house.
Each room in the boarding house measures 20 square meters.
In the beginning, many people thought that the boarding house was built for rent and poor students could not afford the rooms.
However, when the boarding house was put into use, Hai hung a banner in front of it, stating that it is free for poor students and workers.
This surprised many local residents and teachers as each student had to pay VND500,000-1 million (US$21-43) per month to rent a room in Nui Thanh. Meanwhile, Hai’s boarding house, which is beautiful and clean and has enough facilities, is free of charge.
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Students at the boarding house can keep their mind on studying without thinking of paying room rent. Photo: P.N. / Tuoi Tre |
Another way of giving
Hai and her husband have supported the community in many areas over the past many years.
They also bought an ambulance to carry patients in difficult circumstances to hospitals.
Hai said building the free-of-charge boarding house is also a way of giving. It is aimed at long-term purposes: nurturing poor students’ dreams and shortening their path to school.
More importantly, underprivileged students will see the support of others and give back when they mature.
According to Hai, all six rooms in her boarding house have been occupied by students of Nguyen Hue High School in Nui Thanh District.
The boarding house is fitted with cameras and Wi-Fi. Hai also bought new bicycles and put them in front of the boarding house so that students can use them to go to school.
Nguyen Tinh, from Tam Thanh Commune, Nui Thanh District, who is a student living in Hai’s boarding house, expressed his happiness to have safe and convenient accommodations.
Tinh’s family is poor. To go to school, he had to take a bus or travel to the school from the early morning.
After Hai’s boarding house was completed, she asked teachers to introduce students to her place.
Tinh came and received a room of which many rich students would be jealous.
Tinh said the room is spacious and comfortable, he welcomed two other disadvantaged students to the room. In the clean room, tables are put in corners, helping these poor students pursue their studying dreams.
At the end of the boarding house, Hai also prepared stoves and saucepans so that students can prepare their meals to save money.
“I’m grateful to Hai as she allows me to live [in her boarding house] at no charge and pursue my dream of going to school,” Tinh said.
“She not only helps me but also sets my parents’ mind at rest when I have a safe accommodation as this is the first time I have lived far from my family.”
Besides Tinh, the boarding house is now home to 18 other students. All of them were recommended by their teachers or acquaintances.
Hai gives priority to students who live far from school and face many difficulties in life but show great studying determination.
Chau Huyen Ha Tram, residing in Tam Tra Commune, Nui Thanh District, said her house is nearly 30 kilometers from her school. To reach the school on time, she had to wake up at 4:00 am and catch a bus.
Tram recalled that when coming to Nui Thanh Town for studying, she used to think of dropping out of school due to the far distance and high living costs.
“Living in the free boarding house, I’m truly happy. My mom does not have to worry about my room rentals anymore,” Tram said.
“In addition, Hai and her husband take care of us, encourage and remind us to study, which urges me and other students here to try harder.”
Cao Thi Anh Suong, a student from Tam Son Commune, Nui Thanh District, said she was excited when reaching the boarding house but she was also worried that the owners would later collect rentals from her. However, all rooms are free.
“We tell each other not to make noise and to keep order and go to school on time so as not to affect the boarding house owners and neighbors,” Suong said.
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Tran Thi Hai and his husband, residing in Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, have used their own budget to build a boarding house and offer free shelter for underprivileged students.
The boarding house has become an address of love and nurtures the kindness and dreams of many poor students.
House of kindness
Only 10 minutes after school finishes, students ride their bicycles to return to the boarding house.
Despite being busy as a bee, both Hai and her husband try to observe students living in their boarding house and care about their studying.
“We are happy to see them going to school regularly and studying hard.
“Their families believe in us and say that their children have made progress.
“Money is not a matter to help them pursue their learning journey.”
The help to the disadvantaged and the community by the family of Hai is well known in Nui Thanh Town of the namesake district.
Local authorities and associations often visit and support the boarding house.
Hai decided to use her money to build the boarding house for poor students after she and her husband did charity in remote areas and saw the difficult life of residents there.
Meanwhile, her house is nestled in the center of Nui Thanh Town and near many large schools.
Nui Thanh District is large, so many students have to travel dozens of kilometers to reach their schools, while some have to rent rooms near their schools.
Hai said she had discussed with her husband the plan to use their savings to construct the boarding house.
In June last year, a six-room boarding house with sufficient living and studying facilities was built near Hai’s house.
Each room in the boarding house measures 20 square meters.
In the beginning, many people thought that the boarding house was built for rent and poor students could not afford the rooms.
However, when the boarding house was put into use, Hai hung a banner in front of it, stating that it is free for poor students and workers.
This surprised many local residents and teachers as each student had to pay VND500,000-1 million (US$21-43) per month to rent a room in Nui Thanh. Meanwhile, Hai’s boarding house, which is beautiful and clean and has enough facilities, is free of charge.
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Students at the boarding house can keep their mind on studying without thinking of paying room rent. Photo: P.N. / Tuoi Tre |
Another way of giving
Hai and her husband have supported the community in many areas over the past many years.
They also bought an ambulance to carry patients in difficult circumstances to hospitals.
Hai said building the free-of-charge boarding house is also a way of giving. It is aimed at long-term purposes: nurturing poor students’ dreams and shortening their path to school.
More importantly, underprivileged students will see the support of others and give back when they mature.
According to Hai, all six rooms in her boarding house have been occupied by students of Nguyen Hue High School in Nui Thanh District.
The boarding house is fitted with cameras and Wi-Fi. Hai also bought new bicycles and put them in front of the boarding house so that students can use them to go to school.
Nguyen Tinh, from Tam Thanh Commune, Nui Thanh District, who is a student living in Hai’s boarding house, expressed his happiness to have safe and convenient accommodations.
Tinh’s family is poor. To go to school, he had to take a bus or travel to the school from the early morning.
After Hai’s boarding house was completed, she asked teachers to introduce students to her place.
Tinh came and received a room of which many rich students would be jealous.
Tinh said the room is spacious and comfortable, he welcomed two other disadvantaged students to the room. In the clean room, tables are put in corners, helping these poor students pursue their studying dreams.
At the end of the boarding house, Hai also prepared stoves and saucepans so that students can prepare their meals to save money.
“I’m grateful to Hai as she allows me to live [in her boarding house] at no charge and pursue my dream of going to school,” Tinh said.
“She not only helps me but also sets my parents’ mind at rest when I have a safe accommodation as this is the first time I have lived far from my family.”
Besides Tinh, the boarding house is now home to 18 other students. All of them were recommended by their teachers or acquaintances.
Hai gives priority to students who live far from school and face many difficulties in life but show great studying determination.
Chau Huyen Ha Tram, residing in Tam Tra Commune, Nui Thanh District, said her house is nearly 30 kilometers from her school. To reach the school on time, she had to wake up at 4:00 am and catch a bus.
Tram recalled that when coming to Nui Thanh Town for studying, she used to think of dropping out of school due to the far distance and high living costs.
“Living in the free boarding house, I’m truly happy. My mom does not have to worry about my room rentals anymore,” Tram said.
“In addition, Hai and her husband take care of us, encourage and remind us to study, which urges me and other students here to try harder.”
Cao Thi Anh Suong, a student from Tam Son Commune, Nui Thanh District, said she was excited when reaching the boarding house but she was also worried that the owners would later collect rentals from her. However, all rooms are free.
“We tell each other not to make noise and to keep order and go to school on time so as not to affect the boarding house owners and neighbors,” Suong said.
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Speaking at the opening ceremony of the HCM City-Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Festival on Monday, Dương Anh Đức, deputy chairman of the city People’s Committee, said the event would help bolster the image of the province, promote cultural and tourism relations between the two sides and further intensify the comprehensive strategic partnership between Việt Nam and the RoK.
It would shine a light on Korean culture, food and arts for locals, he said.
The HCM City- Gyeongsangbuk-do World Culture Expo that ran in the city for nearly three months in 2017 attracted more than three million visitors, he said.
Lee Cheol Woo, governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do Province, said Việt Nam-Korea relations have seen great progress, and hoped the festival would expand cultural exchanges between the two localities and popularise Korean culture in the city.
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Source: http://ovietnam.vn/events/hcm-city-korean-province-begin-culture-tourism-festival_350489.html
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Vietnam’s special laparoscopic surgery technique draws foreign patient
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December 6, 2023Editor’s note: In late November, an Australian patient sought laparoscopic surgery in Vietnam for a common bile duct cyst.
The procedure was conducted by Assoc. Professor Tran Ngoc Son, deputy director of Saint Paul General Hospital in Hanoi, who is among the few doctors specializing in single-hole laparoscopic surgery for choledochal cysts in pediatric patients in Vietnam.
Since 2011, Son has been a trailblazer as the first to perform single-hole laparoscopic surgery for common bile duct cysts in the country.
Over the years, he has successfully conducted over 300 surgeries using this technique, significantly alleviating pain and facilitating faster recovery for pediatric patients compared to conventional surgical methods.
Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reporters recently interviewed Son to learn more about the technique.
Could you provide insights into the recent common bile duct cyst surgery conducted at the hospital for a foreign pediatric patient?
In late November, the family of an Australian patient revealed that their child had been unwell since October while residing in Indonesia.
There, they were informed by a doctor that open surgery could be conducted to remove their daughter’s common bile duct cyst.
Seeking alternative treatments, they discovered the single-hole laparoscopic surgery method for choledochal cysts.
Fortunately, a doctor in Bali, Indonesia, who had attended an international scientific conference, was familiar with this technique and provided the family with my contact information.
While initially exploring other options in hospitals in Australia and France, after more than a month, they decided to come to Vietnam for treatment.
The patient underwent a successful surgery using the single-hole laparoscopic method, with only a small scar left next to the navel, ensuring the baby’s esthetic appearance. Remarkably, just three days after the operation, the patient was already playing and showed rapid recovery.
How does this surgical technique offer advantages compared to other methods?
Traditionally, open surgery techniques were prevalent for common bile duct cysts, and many countries still employ this method.
However, in nations like Japan, the United States, Thailand, and Indonesia, single-hole laparoscopic surgery has become a standard for treating inguinal hernias in children.
In Vietnam, laparoscopic surgery is utilized to minimize trauma and ensure esthetic outcomes.
Although conventional laparoscopic surgery reduces trauma compared to open procedures, it typically involves making four incisions to place access ports for endoscopic instruments, potentially leaving three to four scars on the abdominal wall.
In contrast, the single-hole laparoscopic technique involves only one incision through the navel, with surgical instruments inserted and manipulated through this single small incision.
This method offers distinct esthetic advantages, as the patient will have no visible surgical scars since the navel serves as a natural scar that conceals the incision.
Additionally, recovery time is faster and the success rate of such surgeries is notably high.
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Assoc. Professor Tran Ngoc Son, deputy director of Saint Paul General Hospital in Hanoi. Photo: Duong Lieu / Tuoi Tre |
When did you first adopt this surgical technique? And why do you opt for a seemingly more challenging method compared to other techniques?
I first encountered the single-hole laparoscopic surgery technique through the navel announced by a doctor at an international scientific conference in Beijing, China in 2011.
Recognizing its numerous advantages, I believed it could be successfully implemented in Vietnam.
One notable feature of this technique is its compatibility with standard laparoscopic surgical instruments, eliminating the need for specialized tools.
Upon learning about it in 2011, I introduced this technique to pediatric patients.
Initially, the surgery duration was extended compared to conventional techniques, which typically take three to four hours for choledochal cyst surgery.
In my initial single-hole laparoscopic surgeries, the duration was five to six hours.
However, after approximately 10 surgeries, the duration gradually reduced, eventually matching that of other conventional techniques.
Despite its initial complexity, the technique offers various advantages, particularly in ensuring esthetics for patients, minimizing pain and facilitating faster recovery.
Motivated by the desire to provide the most effective treatment, I expanded the application of this technique to various surgeries, including inguinal hernia surgery, ovarian cystectomy, appendectomy, lymphatic cyst procedures, and other digestive defects.
Considering the higher incidence of congenital choledochal cysts in Vietnam and some other Southeast Asian countries compared to the global average, the application of this technique holds the potential to benefit a larger number of pediatric patients in the region.
Can this technique be transferred to lower-level hospitals, enhancing their capacity to treat patients?
This technique demands advanced technology and intricate surgical skills.
Unlike the conventional practice of making four incisions for laparoscopic instruments, this technique involves only one hole, making it more challenging.
The surgeon must possess advanced technical expertise to execute this method successfully.
An advantage of this approach is that it does not necessitate specialized laparoscopic surgical instruments or utilize other surgical tools.
Consequently, with a genuine commitment to study and enhance surgical techniques, doctors can feasibly explore and refine their proficiency in performing these surgeries.
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by Nguyễn Mỹ Hà
The wedding season has started, and over the past few days a wedding in Can Lộc District, Hà Tĩnh Province, of a mixed couple caught the attention of millions of viewers online.
In the clip posted by the bride, TikToker Seung Thảo, you can see a Korean mother in her 50s wearing a Vietnamese áo dài dancing with her two children and her in-laws.
The Korean mother-in-law reportedly said that in South Korea weddings today last for about two hours, but here in her in-laws’ village, her son’s wedding lasted for two days and two nights. Everyone was overjoyed, friendly and excited.
Mixed marriages have become very common in today’s globalised world. Once in a while, you read about Vietnamese women trapped in marriage with Chinese or Korean men, living in a remote place where there is nothing relevant to their Vietnamese identity such as food, community or culture.
Sometimes they are badly treated by their husbands or in-laws. Every year, women kidnapped into marriages in China escape their miseries to tread jungles and long roads to find a way back home in Việt Nam.
When bad news happens, you would hear about it more often. But this wedding received the many blessings of everyone who got to see it. The couple met at work in Việt Nam and chose to wear the Vietnamese áo dài to be closer to her Vietnamese in-laws.
Thảo, the bride, posted on her social media and said she was glad her mother-in-law wasn’t trying to hold back her feelings and got along well with her parents.
Ancient prejudices about conflicts between mother and daughter-in-law are less prevalent in modern weddings, where mothers can be younger, independent and ready to help out when they can.
Thảo said her mother-in-law always wanted to visit Việt Nam because she knew the beautiful scenery and friendly people. She is also fond of some classic Vietnamese foods, such as roasted pork and pickled mustard greens.
Today, Korean food culture has also taken root in Việt Nam, where you can find kimchi in a neighbourhood wet market. They are just as popular as the pickled mustard greens, cabbages, or aubergine that are so loved by the Vietnamese.
For the wedding, she tried several áo dài, which she thought were very graceful.
“People think the mother-in-law will always care for her son, and want her daughter-in-law to do so,” Thảo said. “But my mother-in-law is different. She wants her son to share difficulties with me and usually sides with me if we had a fight, which made me feel very lucky.”
Thảo said that her father-in-law couldn’t come to their wedding in Hà Tĩnh due to health issues, but he already said he’d make up for it at their wedding in South Korea in 2024.
A Vietnamese saying goes, “Có con mà gả chồng gần, có bát canh cần nó cũng mang cho,” literally translated as “When you have a daughter, marry her to someone living nearby as when she cooks a vegetable soup, she would bring you a bowl!”
Thirty or twenty years ago, during the opening up of the country, mixed marriages were usually between international men who came to Việt Nam as businessmen or travellers, and the women followed them abroad. Today, more young Vietnamese women get to travel the world, meet their men, and then bring them home to get married.
Well, Thảo’s parents may not just want a bowl of soup from her every day, but be happy to see their child happy and making a home in a distant land. But the couple can always visit or even move to work in Việt Nam for a few years as more South Korean companies have established factories here close to their home.
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