Chairman of People’s Committee in Long Phu District Kim Hen June 13 announced Khmer man Kim Thai , a lottery ticket seller to become a public servant. Thai used to be a student of local Pedagogy college but he had to drop out of schools because of his family’s poverty to sell lottery tickets. In 2010, he enrolled in in a long-distance-education law program of Can Tho University. He finished the program in 2015 despite being busy with earning his living and taking care of his own family. In 2017, the province authority organized a competition to recruit public servant and Thai achieved score of 233. Many residents admired his good learning spirit. Thai said he has never stopped learning; moreover, he thought he has to try more to well fulfil tasks because he wishes to serve people better as contribution to build the country.By TUAN QUANG – Translated by UYEN PHUONG Tags: Lottery ticket seller civil servant Soc Trang province Khmer … [Read more...] about Lottery ticket seller becomes civil servant
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Spouses of GMS leaders learn about life of Vietnamese women in history
Wife of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Tran Nguyet Thu, accompanied wife of the Lao PM, Naly Sisoulith and wife of the Thai PM, Naraporn Chan-o-chan to visit the museum while their spouses are busy on the final day of the GMS-6 Summit and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV-10) Development Triangle Summit. The ladies were introduced about the history of the museum and told about great stories of Vietnamese women in wartime as well as in peacetime. They also learnt about the life of local women through exhibitions of roles of women in family, women in history, and women’s costumes of various ethnic minority groups. The Thai and Lao ladies expressed their respect for the good virtues of Vietnamese women and their contribution throughout the country’s history. They also raised many questions about the uniqueness of Vietnamese women in different regions. After their tour around the museum, the ladies enjoyed a performance of “chau van”, the ritual music and … [Read more...] about Spouses of GMS leaders learn about life of Vietnamese women in history
Vietnam man claiming to have run nearly 1,800km in a month addresses doubts
A Vietnamese man who claims to have run 1,750 kilometers from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City in 30 days have addressed his skeptics after a state TV documentary about his feat was postponed due to controversy. Cao Duc Thai, 30, said he had run the distance in 2014 in an attempt to inspire others to take up reading, a source of motivation that had helped him achieve ‘the unbelievable’. His feat was made into a documentary ‘Hanh trinh truyen lua’ (The Inspiring Journey), which had been scheduled to air on state-run Vietnam Television (VTV) from Saturday. However, skeptics began questioning whether covering the distance in such a short time was humanly possible after a trailer for the documentary was uploaded on social media earlier this week. Many asked to see photos and GPS track logs of Thai’s run as evidence of his achievement, and demanded that VTV postpone airing the documentary until it was proven that Thai had run between the two cities in 30 days. … [Read more...] about Vietnam man claiming to have run nearly 1,800km in a month addresses doubts
Antiquity-evoking seals enjoy vogue in Saigon
Le Minh Tuan, the 26-year-old owner of a shop in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, has sold seals since he first noted a ‘booming demand’ for these ancient-looking objects. Originally, his business specialized in tools utilized in calligraphy like quill pens, ink, ink-stones and paper, but later he began offering various types of seals and engraved gems. “Customers collecting things reminiscent of the past often want to leave their self on what they buy. Seals and engraved gems precisely fit the bill,” he said. Intaglios, serving as accessories or signs of good fortune, can fetch VND150,000-200,000 ($7-9) apiece at his shop. Intaglios with elaborate patterns. Photo: Tuoi Tre Intaglios carved with images of sacred beasts. Photo: Tuoi Tre It is difficult to sell a seal due to its expensiveness, but the profit is large, he said. One with a sleek surface exhibiting its natural pattern costs no less than VND300,000 ($13). Another shop of the … [Read more...] about Antiquity-evoking seals enjoy vogue in Saigon
Saigon market women through the lens of Swedish photographer
Swede photographer Tanya Olander has shared with Tuoi Tre News some of her pictures capturing the beauty of women she has met at Saigon markets, and they are brilliant. Around 600 photos that Olander posted on her Instagram @somewheresaigon with over 6,700 followers bring viewers a sense of the street life in Saigon. On her page, she dedicates numerous spots to showcasing the women of the city who “caught her eye early on.” “Their hard work and resilience was obvious, and I wanted to share this with people who may otherwise not have given these women any thought, encouraging them to stop and ‘see’ these women,” the photographer from Stockholm told Tuoi Tre News through email from Shanghai, where she is currently based. Olander said that the smiles in her photos were taken in different situations. Besides pictures in which the women burst out laughing as they were shy seeing a foreigner taking photos of them, there are also photos Olander took by … [Read more...] about Saigon market women through the lens of Swedish photographer