Picking up after a fall

Nguyễn Ngọc Hiếu became blind just as his life was coming together in Ho Chi Minh City.

All of a sudden he found himself in a sad situation. He then picked himself up and he now owns massage parlours in the city.

Blind man’s massage centres provide light to members

Nguyễn Ngọc Hiếu, a blind man, is the director of two massage parlours in HCM City, creating jobs for some 30 people who share his plight.

Students in Bắc Kạn affected by dissociation

Nine female primary students who developed abnormal symptoms last week in northern mountainous province of Bắc Cạn have the symptoms of dissociative disorder, said Associate Professor Trần Minh Điển, deputy director of National Pediatric Hospital.

Martial artist finds purpose despite disease After a devastating Lupus diagnosis, dedicated martial artist Nguyen Kim Hoang came back from the brink of death to continue his teaching career, despite financial difficulties. Minh Trang reports.

A forest of memories In the heady bouquet of Ba Than rice wine, a Phong Dien District specialty, Mr Hien, slightly tipsy, was holding forth on the ins and outs of the miracle, and the dozen or so listeners sitting around were very afraid. A few, who were still skeptical, were amazed at his storytelling skills and listening with their mouths open.

Killer skin disease blamed on bad rice Mouldy rice has been blamed for a new outbreak of a killer skin disease in the central province of Quang Ngai's Ba To district.

City whizz solves agricultural shrimp mystery1 Tran Huu Loc, 29, received a full scholarship to Arizona University in the US, where he discovered the reasons behind mass shrimp fatalities. He tells Hai Yen how his research provided an in-depth analysis of one of the 20 most remarkable events to happen in Arizona during 2013.

Strange disease identified as hepatitis A strange disease that has affected 45 residents in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum's Ia Chiem and Dak Nang communes since May this year has been identified as hepatitis A, according to the provincial Health Department.

Mystery skin disease infects 17 Thirteen people from Quang Ngai Province's Ba To and Son Ha districts who were believed to be suffering from an unidentified mystery skin disease have been diagnosed with infections of dermatitis.

Schoolkids to the rescue A recent survey by Ha Noi University of Home Affairs in 30 provinces and cities showed that many commune officials can't use computers, even to edit a document.