Wednesday, May 05, 2021, 16:00 GMT+7
Giang Thi Kim Cuc holds up her hands to show happiness after completing a day of collecting trash at a beach in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, Vietnam. Photo: V.T. / Tuoi Tre
At the age of 33, Giang Thi Kim Cuc could have bought an apartment already if she had not spent so much money on courses in environmental protection and human resources management.
The woman, who lives in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City, has a soft spot for trash.
Cuc has collected garbage for so many years that many people call her ‘a trash girl.
Friday, April 23, 2021, 10:00 GMT+7
Tuyet Nhi (red T-shirt) collects single-use plastic dishes discarded in a potted plant at Hung Kings Temple in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, April 21, 2021. Photo: Tuoi Tre
A group of over ten Vietnamese members from an environmental protection community gathered to clean up the venue of Hung Kings Temple in Ho Chi Minh City on the death anniversary of the nation’s founding fathers, though their plan drew some unsupportive opinions from the public.
As many people visited Hung Kings Temple in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday to commemorate Hung Kings’ death anniversary, which takes place each year on the tenth day of the third lunar month, waste from their activities was thrown here and there at the venue.