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Keeping filial affection eternal in Vietnamese culture

Monday, December 18, 2017, 14:33 GMT+7

Nguyen Van Duc (L), 85, takes care of his 113-year-old mother in Ben Tre Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Van Duc (L), 85, takes care of his 113-year-old mother in Ben Tre Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Hung (R), 43, feeds his 81-year-old mother, in Da Nang, central Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Nguyen Hung (R), 43, feeds his 81-year-old mother, in Da Nang, central Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Children accompany parents at a pagoda during the Vu Lan Festival in Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Children accompany parents at a pagoda during the Vu Lan Festival in Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Trinh Thi Lan (R), 13, cares for her mentally ill mother in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

Trinh Thi Lan (R), 13, cares for her mentally ill mother in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam. Photo: Tuoi Tre

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