【DaAi Headlines】20210212

● Distribution for the New Year
Tzu Chi Vietnam liaison office holds an aid dirstribution, giving out New Year gifts and monetary aid.

● Staying optimistic against cancer
In our feature report, we take a look at the sotry of a young boy who battles against bone cancer with much courage.

1.越平新發放
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Lunar New Year to everyone and welcome to Da Ai Headlines, I'm Simon Gan. Thank you for joining us. In Vietnam, Tzu Chi volunteers have accepted a request by the Red Cross, distributing New Year gifts and monetary aid to 3,000 impoverished families. Take a look.

2.基隆送物資
This year, due to the pandemic, Tzu Chi has cancelled its annual winter banquet with the care recipients. However, that does not stop them from sending love to the care recipients. In Keelung, volunteers visited 503 families, sending much love and blessings for the Lunar New Year.

3.美最佳護理師
In the United States, Tzu Chi volunteer Teresa Huang worked in a hospital. Last year, at the end of December, she was tested postive for COVID. She didn't complain too much. Instead, she meditated and read, even sang to her mother to make her feel calm. She believed that her symptoms are much milder than others, due to the fact that she's a vegetarian. Therefore, she is more determined to promote vegetarianism.

4.小蔬童朱杏恩
A Tzu Chi after-school class student, Choo Xin Ern, started going meatless after her parents opened a vegetarian restaurant when she was 3 years old. She grew up in the atmosphere of Tzu Chi's humanistic ideals and became determined to go meatless. As the pandemic spread, she started encouraging others to adopt a vegetarian diet. Let's take a look at her story.

5.微笑小太陽李偉豪
In our special series, we will meet children who fight against cancer. Li Weihao, who lives in Changhua, has grown up in a single-parent family with his father and elder brother. After he was diagnosed with bone cancer, he underwent chemotherapy treatments and gradually lost his hair. He was also very brave and endured the pain. Despite that, he has stayed optimistic and joyful. Let's meet this little fighter.

6.微光 打造一個乾淨安全的家
Everyone wants to have a clean and comfortable home. But in some families, due to certain circumstances, they're unable to clean their homes. Next, we'll take a look at the story of a care recipient, Ms. Xue. Her mother-in-law suffers from dementia and the family of 8 only relies on her husband who works odd jobs for a living. Tzu Chi has long been caring for this family and finally received the permission to help them renovate their house. Let's take a look.

7.20202大藏經
Due to the pandemic, over 2,000 Tzu Chi medical volunteers from 25 countries and regions attended their annual convention online. And Tzu Chi assistance to the Philippines after Typhoon Rolly hit. Let's take a look at the major events of 2020 took place in Taiwan and the Philippines.

END：台木手工製琴
In Pingtung, an assistant professor sucessfully used trees planted in Taiwan to make handcrafted violins, fulfilling his 30 year dream. We'll leave you with these images, thank you and goodbye.