(VOVWORLD) - Lo Lo May, a Dao woman living in poverty in Bat Xat district, Lao Cai province, changed her farming model and quickly became well-off. Now she is helping other women escape poverty.

(VOVWORLD) - 52-year-old tailor Tran Thanh Tong of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has worked passionately to revive the “ao dai ngu than” (five-flap long dress), which is considered the forerunner of the traditional Vietnamese ao dai. Tong has helped promote Vietnam’s traditional ao dai to today’s younger generation.

(VOVWORLD) - Teacher Nguyen Ngoc Ky, who wrote with his feet, has passed away after a long illness. Ky inspired generations of students to rise up in life. His story has become a symbol of strong will and life-long learning.

(VOVWORLD) - Tran Nhu Kien of the northern mountainous province of Son La, was honored last year as one of 63 outstanding Vietnamese farmers. He earns thousands of dollars every year from a mixed high-quality crop-livestock economic model.

(VOVWORLD) - Tran Cang of Chau Thanh district, the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, is known for his dedication to charity work. At the age of 100, he is still active in helping disadvantaged people.

(VOVWORLD) - In 2020, worried that her Giay ethnic culture was slowly disappearing, Vu Thi Ngoc Huong – a young Giay woman who lives in the resort town of Sapa – set up a YouTube channel called "Huong Giay Sa Pa". Using a smartphone, every day the 27-year-old tour guide conducts virtual tours of Sapa. Huong's wish is give everyone an entertaining look at her hometown.

(VOVWORLD) - Hoang Trong Dung, a Tay ethnic farmer in the northern province of Lang Son grows fruit and medicinal herbs, making considerable contributions to new rural development in his locality. In 2022, Dung was honored as one of 100 outstanding Vietnamese farmers.

(VOVWORLD) - Fragrant winter melon is a typical agricultural product of the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan. With the demand for natural and organic products increasing, Dong Thi Van Ha of Bac Kan city has come up with the idea of making soap, mooncakes, herbal tea, and many other products from fragrant winter melon. Ha has found new markets for local agricultural products and improved the local standard of living.

(VOVWORLD) - Emeritus artist Sang Set, a member of the Khmer group in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, was born in 1952. He is a theorist and researcher of Khmer culture and a theatre critic, and has contributed significantly to preserving and promoting Khmer culture.

(VOVWORLD) - Most Venerable Thach Ut has run O Chhuc pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh for nearly 20 years. Thach Ut, who is also Chairman of the Association for Solidarity of Patriotic Monks in Tieu Can district, is respected by locals for being a dedicated monk and wholehearted for social work.