(VOVworld) – Chu Nhat Hop has participated in volunteer activities since his first year at university. He has become a key member in volunteer movements, particularly blood donations in Hanoi. The 29-year-old man has given his own blood 22 times. Nguyen Hien reports:

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese French Professor Le Van Cuong turned down many offers to teach in the UK and Japan in order to return to Vietnam to establish the Vietnam Center of Research in Economics, Management and Environment (VCREME) in 2010. The achievements of his first students abroad have given evidence of Cuong’s efforts to train Vietnamese economists. Thuy Van reports:

(VOVworld) – The 7th National Congress of the Vietnam Youth Federation for the 2014-2019 period took place last week. Many of the 800 delegates are outstanding youth role models for overcoming difficulties to improve themselves and generate jobs in their localities. One of them is Tran Trung Dung of Dong Thinh hamlet, Dong Tho commune, Tuyen Quang province.

(VOVworld) – Duong Xuan Qua, also known as Nam Nha, is a farmer in Long Xuyen city, An Giang province, a rice bowl in the Mekong river delta. His paddy dryer has helped farmers reduce post-harvest losses and increase profits. Thanh Tung reports:

(VOVworld) – Colonel Phan The Nghiep is former Director of Military Hospital 115. For years the retired doctor has been providing free medical check-ups and medicine to the poor in ward 15, District 5, Ho Chi Minh city. Hieu Hien reports:

(VOVworld) – Returning from battlefields, Vietnamese war veterans have continued to contribute to building their home provinces and the nation. Lam Van Bang of Nam Trieu commune, Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi, is director of one of Vietnam’s first private museums. He has stirred patriotism in the young. Bui Hang reports:

(VOVworld) – For more than 20 years, teacher Nguyen Tra of Dong Da district, Hanoi, has taught disadvantaged children free of charge even after his retirement. Tra was commended by President Truong Tan Sang on the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day on November 20. Phuong Thoa reports:

(VOVworld) – The Khmer Ethnic Culture Museum in Tra Vinh province honors the culture of more than 1.5 million Khmer people in southern Vietnam. More than 100 of the 600 objects on display are closely associated with their daily life such as farming and fishing tools, musical instruments, and costumes, collected or restored by artisan Lam Phen. Le Hoa reports:

(VOVworld) – 38-year-old Tran Thanh Thanh in Binh Thoi commune, Ben Tre province, has been generating electricity from wind power for daily use. His power generator has been patented and received a number of awards in Vietnam. Nhat Truong reports:

(VOVworld) – Phung Van Truong has both leg and arm disabilities and he is confined to a wheelchair. Despite his disability Truong has learned to write with his mouth and after years of painstaking efforts he has become a teacher in Nhan Ly hamlet on the outskirts of Hanoi. Hien Phuong reports: