A festival was held at the Dong Da Culture Park in Hanoi on January 26 (the fifth day of the first lunar month) to mark the 234th anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over Chinese invaders.
Solutions to preserve and promote Champa cultural values in Thua Thien-Hue were the focus of a scientific workshop held recently in the central province.
<p>Every day, Lucia Nguyen Thi Tam Nguyen helps workers build her new house to replace the one that collapsed during Storm Son Ca in mid-October.</p> <p>Nguyen from the Phu Vang district of Thua Thien Hue province in central Vietnam is temporarily staying at a relative's, along with her three children and grandchild.</p>
Most kidney patients in Vietnam gather in the nation's big cities for medical care, as other places lack specialized equipment. Catholic sisters lead efforts to ease the patients' loneliness and financial burdens.
Super typhoon Noru weakened into a tropical depression after entering the central region of Vietnam Tuesday night, damaging houses and uprooting trees.