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The delegation attending the 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council (WPC) on November 22 morning laid wreaths and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi. The delegation laid a wreath to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Truong Hung Leading the delegation was WPC President Socorro Gomes Coelho; Uong Chu Luu, former Vice Chairman of the National Assembly and Chairman of the Vietnam Peace Committee (VPC); Phan Anh Son, Vice President cum General Secretary of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organizations (VUFO), head of the organizing committee of the WPC’s 22nd Assembly. Attending the ceremony were nearly 200 delegates attending the WPC’s 22nd Assembly, consisting of nearly 100 international delegates from 49 countries including leaders of the WPC, representatives of member organizations, representatives of the Afro-Asian People’s Solidarity Organization (AAPSO), World Federation of Democratic Youth (WFDY), Women’s International Demo...

“Our current life is not prosperous, but we can live happily with mutual care. When comfortably off, we save up so that we can manage on a rainy day,” said Chin Lieu’s adopted daguhter Vuong Thi Kim Vui. The sea-based occupation of Chin Lieu, whose real name is Vuong Hoai An, a 58-year-old resident of Kien Luong District in Kien Giang Province, southern Vietnam is very strange and distinctive. Without a snorkel and protective gear, the blind man only needs simple tools such as gloves, a homemade fish bucket, and a bottle of drinking water for his work. The blind man’s special eyes “Crabs, fish, and shrimp all move swiftly, so it is not easy to catch them. When the tide comes in, they hide well in their deep lairs. As such, hunting them is challenging,” Chin Lieu giggled and said. Each day, wading a few dozen meters away from the shore, taking a deep breath, he gently dives under the waves, and a little later, emerges from the water, with one hand stroking his face and the other ho...