In Hung Nhon Village, Nam Hai Lang Commune, Quang Tri Province, all alleys have been equipped with QR codes that enable tourists to locate places of interest by scanning the codes on their smartphones.
Hung Nhon Village, located by the O Lau River, has 270 households that make a living through farming. Despite its tranquility, the village is well known for the QR codes stuck at both ends of the 16 alleys in the village. This initiative was realized by Nguyen Nhu Khoa, head of the village.
Khoa told thanhnien.vn that he made use of the QR codes to show the way to all alleys and houses in the village for those in need, especially visitors from afar and shippers. He also incorporated the details of every alley and every house in the village into the QR codes. Thanks to what he has done, visitors can now find out the exact position of a house, the length of an alley, as well as the precise locations of schools, pagodas, and temples in the village.
After being launched in April of this year, the QR codes have been used by villagers on their wedding invitation cards and birthday party invitation cards. Khoa said he would integrate more information on Hung Nhon Village’s history, culture and people into the QR codes with a view to modernizing and turning it into a new rural village.
A helping hand for flood victims in Thanh Hoa
People around the country called for public donations of necessities, including boats and life jackets, to help flood victims in Nong Cong Commune, Thanh Hoa Province.
On September 29, Vu Ngoc Hai, a Hanoian, called for establishing a team to help such flood victims. Three hours later, two boats and 800 life jackets were sent to his team, which gathered 30 members. On
September 30, 17 team members transported 20 boats, 800 life jackets, 100 cartons of instant noodles and hundreds of cartons of milk, bottled water and dried foods from Hanoi City to Nong Cong by car, just in time to be handed over to local flood victims.
Also on September 29, Le Manh Diep, head of the team of cars offering free transportation for those in need in Thanh Hoa, and six other members drove pickups, ambulances and motored boats to flooded communes. They helped evacuate hundreds of locals to higher places. On the following day, they carried meals and potable water to patients and medical staff at Nong Cong General Hospital. They also helped evacuate patients to another hospital unaffected by the flood.
Many other charitable teams also collected rice, instant noodles, bottled water, life jackets and boats to be given to flood victims in the north-central localities, vnexpress.net reported.
Policemen help take sick boy to hospital
On September 30, Bui Thi Chuc, a 31-year-old mother in Yen Tri Commune, Phu Tho Province, requested that the local authorities assist her in taking her 14-month-old son, who had a continuous high fever, to the hospital during the flood.
The policemen of Yen Tri Commune, the communal armed forces, and the soldiers of Brigade 299 joined hands to overcome the fierce flood and carried the little boy to the Health Center in neighboring Yen Thuy Commune safely and soundly. The boy’s health was good, and he continued to receive treatment at the health center before being released.
Earlier, the police officers of Yen Tri Commune also managed to return a 15-year-old girl who had gotten lost during the recent storm to her family, laodong.vn reported.
Mid-Autumn Festival for disadvantaged kids
On September 28, the Department of Health and the Youth Union of Can Tho City and the People’s Committee of Vinh Thanh Commune organized a Mid-Autumn Festival for underprivileged children in Vinh Thanh Commune (Can Tho City).
Nguyen Thanh Tuan, vice director of the Can Tho City Department of Health, told baotintuc.vn that this meaningful event aimed to help children, especially orphans, those with disabilities, and children from impoverished rural and remote areas, celebrate a warm and merry Mid-Autumn Festival like their peers. At the event, the kids enjoyed kylin dances and a variety show while tasting mooncakes and soft drinks.
On this occasion, the Can Tho Health Department and the city’s Youth Union presented 400 gifts, valued at VND400,000 each, to underprivileged children in Vinh Thanh Commune.
