The story of pharmaceutical billionaire La Thanh Nghe in Saigon before 1975

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Laboratoire La Thanh is one of the oldest pharmaceutical apothecary institutes in Saigon before 1975.

The owner of La Thanh Laboratoire- Laboratory is Mr. La Thanh Nghe, who studied pharmacy in France. After graduating, Mr. Nghe returned to Saigon in 1945, and opened a pharmacie- pharmacy on Tu Do Street. Continue reading “The story of pharmaceutical billionaire La Thanh Nghe in Saigon before 1975”

Stories about kind Hanoi people

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A long time ago, I met a disabled girl riding a stroller in Hanoi. She complained that in Hanoi, and in general, in other cities in Vietnam, the sidewalks do not have a bevel for people with strollers to get on and off the sidewalks. She said that every time she goes out from home with a stroller, she has to ask family members to help her carry both herself and the stroller down the street. Continue reading “Stories about kind Hanoi people”

Returning to visit my old friend – The USS Midway Aircraft Carrier

Tran Thi Khanh Van-living in US

After all these years I returned to visit my old friend – The USS Midway Aircraft Carrier!  Its defiant grandeur was calling me back as if it wanted me to embark on an unsettling journey to the past.  Just like an old general whose life is decorated with glorious medals and wartime achievements – the USS Midway has reigned over battles in World War II, Korea and Vietnam, and participated in the liberation of Kuwait. Continue reading “Returning to visit my old friend – The USS Midway Aircraft Carrier”

Comrade President Nguyen Minh Triet-Sau Phong, loved by many people

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Mr. Sau Phong Nguyen Minh Triet is the former Secretary of Song Be Provincial Party Committee. After that, Song Be was split into two provinces, Binh Duong and Binh Thuan, and Binh Duong is said to be the province with the fastest growing economy in the country under the leadership of “Mr. Sau Phong”. Continue reading “Comrade President Nguyen Minh Triet-Sau Phong, loved by many people”