Hong Phuc "There’s a retard here," a corpulent woman shouted as she punched on my apartment door. "There’s a retard here!," she kept yelling. We were living in Hanoi back then, when my son was five years old. That woman, a neighbor, rushed into my house to find "the retard" because, she said: "He stole my grandkid’s toy, he even opened the fridge to take biscuits himself." That day, my son lost a piece of his toe because of the iron folding door. That neighbor tried to push him out of her apartment while my son tried to get back in. After she left, I followed the trail of blood to find my son hiding in a corner of the bedroom. He did not cry and his eyes were wide open as if he had never been chased away so many times before. Then he lay down, very still, rolling the wheel of a toy car as I bandaged his toe. When was the last time that you had peace of mind? My answer to that question would be: the time before a hot summer afternoon in Hanoi, more than 13 years ago. … [Read more...] about After 16 years of living with an autistic child, I am grateful
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Sixty measles cases in district 8 over 16 years old
Due to the complicated development of measles in Ho Chi Minh City, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday led a delegation to check epidemic prevention task in the center and the Children Hospital No. 1, the Tropical Disease Hospital as well as the municipal Department of Health. According to a representative of the medical center in ward 15, from January 1 to February 28, the district has reported 60 measles children aged from 6 to 15 who were not fully vaccinated because their parents fear the vaccine’s side effects so they have taken children to infirmaries for immunization. Health Minister Tien expressed her concern over infected cases of children under nine months and over 16 years old because of unfully vaccinated. Worse, Director of the Preventive Medicine Center Nguyen Tri Dung fretted that patients didn’t write their home address clearly. He proposed to have code for each newborn baby to facilitate inoculation. Additionally, local medical centers should … [Read more...] about Sixty measles cases in district 8 over 16 years old
After 16 years of tears, woman gets back daughter trafficked to China
She brings out photos and the identity card of Lan, her daughter, who went missing 16 years ago, and starts to lovingly go through them, tears rolling down her cheek. She says, choking: "I never imagined she would come back to me. It is a miracle." In 2002, Khoi sold everything she owned, cycled hundreds of kilometers to the Chinese border looking for her 15-year-old daughter. The old mother narrates the story of how she found her daughter, a victim of human trafficking, after 16 years. Khoi’s husband died young in 2001, leaving their three children and his mother in her care. When Khoi finished working in the rice field, she would do any other work villagers needed to support her family. Lan is her second daughter. Khoi has one older son while her youngest child was 14 months old when Lan went missing at the age of 15. The son was working in a brick manufacturing facility to support the family, while Lan stayed at home looking after the infant and doing housework. … [Read more...] about After 16 years of tears, woman gets back daughter trafficked to China
308-pound Asian black bear rescued in Vietnam after 16 years in captivity
By An Nam  November 16, 2018 | 03:06 pm GMT+7 A woman in Ben Tre has given up a bear she kept confined for years, and it has been moved to an animal conservation center. When Vo Thi Kim Tuyen voluntarily confessed to having a bear captive for 16 years, the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Center immediately came around to the southern province to rescue the animal. The Asian black bear is being checked by vets. Photo by VnExpress/ An Nam The animal weighing nearly 140 kilograms (308 lbs) has been transferred to a bear conservation facility in Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam, two hours south of Hanoi. According to Ngo Thi Mai Huong, director of the center, nearly 800 bears are held captive across the country. Ben Tre Province, after Tuyen’s family’s revelation, has become only the 23rd locality in the country to be free of captive bears. "The rescue center is willing to take in and take care of the bears and ensure they have a life close to … [Read more...] about 308-pound Asian black bear rescued in Vietnam after 16 years in captivity
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies celebrates 16 years of meaningful work
Vietnam Bank for Social Policies has reaped great success in reducing poverty Prasun Kumar Das, general secretary of the Asia-Pacific Rural and Agricultural Credit Association, was full of praise for Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) in his recent visit to Vietnam. Behind this success are the non-stop efforts from the VBSP team to deliver superior products and foster creativity in their services. A helping hand Right after his farming session at Song Tra commune, Hiep Duc ward, Quang Nam province, Ho Van Sy from the Ca Dong ethnic minority immediately changed into his best clothes to join the meeting held by VBSP. Sy could not hide his excitement when asked about the impact of VBSP’s policies in Hiep Duc ward. “I have to say thank you to VBSP and their credit for us. We’ve escaped poverty thanks to this funding,” said Sy. Song Tra is a remote commune, located in a mountainous area of Hiep Duc ward, where Ca Dong and Mo Nong ethnic people make up 43 per … [Read more...] about Vietnam Bank for Social Policies celebrates 16 years of meaningful work