Hanoi, Feb. 18 -- As many as 8,928 blood units were donated at the Xuan hong (Red spring) blood donation festival that ran from February 8 to 16 at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT).

First launched in 2008 to address post-Tet blood shortages, the festival expanded nationwide in 2010 under the direction of the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation Campaign. Over 17 editions, the festival has attracted hundreds of thousands of donors across the nation, with the Hanoi event - hosted by the institute - collecting nearly 120,000 blood units.

This represents the largest annual blood donation drive at the start of each Lunar New Year, embodying compassion and human kindness.

According to Ass...