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After a fishing trip, instead of stepping out of the boat, he is carried by his friends on their backs.  Losing his legs No one in Tam Giang Village knows the real name of Thao as he has been called Thao ‘seo’ since he was a 12-year-old kid. The nickname changed his life forever and helps him know the kind heart of the fishermen who work with him.  An accident caused him to lose the use of his legs. His father was a soldier. After 1975 when the war ended in Vietnam, his father was responsible for collecting leftover bullets and bombs. Unfortunately, two of his sons played with one of the bullets, making it explode. A big scar on Huynh Van Tho’s foot caused by a falling pot of boiling rice. Photo : B.D. / Tuoi Tre The bullet got through and left a big hole in his back. The 12-year-old boy had to be in the hospital for treatment for three months.  When Thao recovered, he realized that his legs could not move anymore. He had to walk with a pair...

Vietnam News Today (Dec. 4) notable headlines Vietnam logs 393 new Covid-19 cases on December 3 Vietnam National Assembly leader begins New Zealand visit Vietnamese university, Australian company sign MoU on training, startup Number of international visitors to Vietnam sets ‘record’ after pandemic Dengue outbreak in HCM City on downward trend Techfest Vietnam 2022 kicks off in Binh Duong Dialogue helps connect Ho Chi Minh City to the world Promoting Vietnam – New Zealand strategic partnership VietJet Air resumes direct flights from Da Lat to Bangkok Illustrative image. Photo: VNA Vietnam logs 393 new Covid-19 cases on December 3 Vietnam’s Covid-19 caseload rose to 11,517,517 after 393 new cases recorded on December 3, according to the Ministry of Health. With 107 patients given the all-clear on the day, the number of recoveries climbed to 10,608,829. Meanwhile, there are still 54 patients needing breathing support, cited VNA. One death from Covid-19 w...

Local sky gazers will have a rare opportunity to witness the peak of the Geminids meteor shower, with the astronomical event set to occur between midnight on December 13 and the morning of December 14, VOV reported. The Geminids are widely considered to be one of the best meteor showers every year as the individual meteors are bright and they travel with both speed and fury. Photo: INDEPENDENT According to details given by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the Geminids are largely associated with near-Earth object 3200 Phaethon, an asteroid that may have undergone a collision with another object in the distant past in order to produce the stream of particles that Earth runs into, thereby creating the meteor shower. The Geminids meteor shower occurs between November 19 to December 24 and will peak on the nights of December 13 and December 14. The American Meteor Society has predicted that sky watchers can see up to 150 meteors per hour at the show...