Hanoi: State President Vo Van Thuong offered incense to King An Duong Vuong at the Co Loa special national relic in Hanoi's outlying district of Dong Anh on February 20. An Duong Vuong, succeeding the era of the nation founders Hung Kings, is credited with establishing Au Lac, an ancient state in Vietnam. His strategic vision and unwavering determination in national construction and defence led him to relocate the nation's centre from the northern mountainous region to the vast and fertile plains where he established the ancient capital, known today as Co Loa. Through extraordinary efforts, An Duong Vuong and the people of Au Lac completed the construction of the Co Loa Citadel, featuring a unique spiral three-tiered architectural design, within a remarkably short period. During the visit, President Thuong planted a tree at the site and toured community centres of residential groups in Dong Anh district and the local culture, information and sport centre. Earlier in the morning, the leader visited and pre sented gifts to Phuc Loc kindergarten in Uy No commune. Covering an area of over 8,000 sq.m, it is the first public kindergarten in Dong Anh district oriented toward a high-quality preschool model./. Source: Vietnam News Agency SUWON, South Korea, An appellate court upheld a 10-year prison term for a mother charged with killing her son because she was unsure if she could raise him well, court records showed Tuesday. The mother in her 40s was indicted for choking her 5-year-old son to death while he was asleep at an apartment bedroom in Gyeonggi Province in March last year. The woman told investigators she killed the son because she felt unsure if she could raise him well after his kindergarten told her the previous day that he is aggressive, violent and inattentive. She said she had also planned to commit suicide, but ended up killing the son only. The district court sentenced her to 10 years in prison after taking into consideration the fact that she had suffered from depression. Prosecutors appealed the verdict on grounds the sentence is too light, but the Suwon High Court upheld the lower court's decision, saying all key factors have already been taken into account in the lower court's ruling. Source: Yonhap News Agency