(VOVWORLD) - Scientific evidence proves that music stimulates all aspects of a child’s development - their intellectuality, social and language skills, and emotions. Recently, a group of musicians, artists, and directors have launched an original music channel called Puusong on YouTube in order to enhance children’s development. The channel is currently promoting a dance challenge called “Back to school Boom Boom Boom” which has since received a lot of interest from children.

(VOVWORLD) - Many of us have been struggling working from home because of COVID-19, and some businesses have even had to close. But there are exceptions. Our guest on this week’s That’s Life is Ms Pham Nhat Nga, founder and CEO of Creatio. She will share her lessons and experiences running a business from home during COVID time.

(VOVWORLD) - Binh Duong province, located adjacent to Ho Chi Minh City, will begin lifting COVID curbs to revive businesses on Friday. Facing the threat of future outbreaks, Binh Duong has put many mobile medical stations into operation. The initiative is considered as an optimal solution for maintaining the production of local enterprises even when a confirmed patient (F0) is identified.

(VOVWORLD) - “Vietnam is my second home, so I try to do what I can to help in this COVID battle.” That’s a quote from Roman Stratichuck’s talk with VOV. Roman is a Ukrainian businessman who has been living in district 2, HCM city for more than 6 years. In today’s That’s life, we will learn more about Roman’s life during COVID-19 and what he has done to help the less fortunate.

(VOVWORLD) - A small act of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s life. Believing in that philosophy, 12th-graders Phan Anh Minh and Nguyen Trung Duc from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have used their musical talent to raise 2,600 USD for the Zero-Dong Share Mart chain, which provides free food and other necessities to disadvantaged people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - ‘Beautiful’, ‘emotional’, ‘captivating’, and ‘spiritual encouragement’ are some of the words people have used to express their feelings after watching a music video called “Sai Gon thuong” (Love Sai Gon). The song, which has gotten more than 200,000 views on social media, was sung by American Kyo York, who came to Vietnam in 2009 to teach English and ended up becoming a popular singer in Vietnam. He considers Ho Chi Minh City his second home.

(VOVWORLD) - Do you think that love at first sight, as rare as it is, can only occur between a romantic couple? Irish teacher John Hennigan, who works for the British-Vietnamese International School (BVIS) in Hanoi, says love at first sight struck him the moment he saw the incomplete smile of a Vietnamese orphan baby with a cleft lip. He decided to adopt the baby, and from that moment on both their lives totally changed.

(VOVWORLD) - What is music to you? Some of you might say a hobby, a passion, or even a remedy. For Canadian rapper Nuce, whose real name is Luc Loewen, music always heals his soul. Over the past 3 years in Vietnam, Nuce has written a lot of rap songs and is now sharing them with the public.

(VOVWORLD) - Former Roman consul Marcus Tullius Cicero once said: “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Well, if you have time this weekend, you might want to visit or take your kids to Mia Bookhouse, which has around 1,000 English books for all ages to read or borrow for free! What you can get out of it is more than just reading some books or nurturing your souls.

(VOVWORLD) - How familiar are you with dating apps? Do you enjoy swiping right and counting your matches? Now, imagine a dating platform for social initiatives and volunteers and organizations that share the same goal of empowering society. Creating as many matches as possible is the core mission of such a site - Network of Initiatives for Community Empowerment (NICE).