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THE HANOI CHRONICLE — War inflicts immeasurable loss and suffering, and the agony of mothers who lose their children is perhaps the deepest wound of all. During those dark years, young students across Vietnam set aside their books and pens, bid farewell to loved ones, and marched to the front lines. Many did not return. Portrait of Colonel Tran Hong, a journalist and photographer. Photo: QDND They left behind grieving mothers who spend their remaining years in silent wait, their hearts heavy with longing. Each passing day is etched with sorrow, a pain that time cannot heal. Through his lens, Colonel Tran Hong, a journalist, and photographer, captures the spirit and sorrow of Vietnamese women. Over 2,000 photographs bear witness to the deep suffering of mothers who have given everything, reflected in their simplest form. “They say that losing a child means losing the future,” shared Col. Tran Hong. “But in this nation, Vietnamese women gave their children to the country.” A ...

Grief and Respect: A Tribute to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong On the morning of July 26, a solemn scene unfolded at the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing. A 77-year-old woman, Vu Thuc Hue, dressed in dark attire, arrived to pay her respects to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. With a heavy heart, she bowed respectfully before the late leader and then quietly penned her condolences in the memorial book, expressing her deepest sympathies in Chinese. Vu Thuc Hue, a 77-year-old Beijing resident, signs the condolence book for General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Vietnamese Embassy in Beijing on July 26. Hue, a former nurse at the Guilin Nanxishan Hospital in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has a special connection to Vietnam. Her hospital once treated wounded soldiers and officials from South Vietnam. Just two months ago, she attended the 70th-anniversary celebrations of the Dien Bien Phu victory in Vietnam. Upon hearing the news of General Secretary Nguyen ...