Hanoi, March 3 -- The 19th Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival officially opened in Hanoi on February 3, with organisers aiming to collect 10,000 units of blood over the course of the campaign. The event is jointly organised by the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) and the Vietnam Youth Association for Blood Donation Advocacy. It is set to run for 10 consecutive days, from February 27 to March 8, at multiple venues across the capital. Addressing the opening ceremony, NIHBT Director Assoc. Prof. Dr Nguyen Ha Thanh noted that since 2010, the festival has been selected by the National Steering Committee for Voluntary Blood Donation as one of the country's key annual campaigns in the field. It has since been implement...