VietNamNet Bridge – A diary written by poet Le Anh Xuan, who was killed in the war for national liberation, was introduced at a meeting organised by HCM City's Writers Association on Wednesday.

The diary, published by the Letters and Arts Publisher, contains his writing about daily events experienced during the war.

Xuan, whose real name is Ca Le Hien, was born in 1940. He started writing the diary in 1964 when he gave up his job as a history teacher at Ha Noi University (now Ha Noi National University). He volunteered to join the army to fight in the southern provinces.

Xuan is well-known for many of his poems that praise soldiers' fighting spirit and his passion for the country and its people.

The diary was found in his pack after he was killed in action in a suburban area of Sai Gon, now HCM City, on May 24, 1968.

* Researchers' documents bequeathed to museum

The Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology received a number of ethnological documents from the families of late Professor Be Viet Dung and late ethnologist Cam Trong on Wednesday.

Among the 1,700 books about ethnology, history, religion and ritual the museum received, some were published in foreign languages such as French, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.

Dung who lived from 1930-98, was from the Tay ethnic group and was a leading scientist in Vietnamese ethnology. He made many important findings in his research on the history and culture of the country's ethnic groups, such as the Dao and Pa Then.

Trong, who lived from 1935-2007, spent 50 years studying the Thai group which he was part of, and published several valuable books on the subject.