(VOVWORLD) - Ea Drong commune in Cu M’gar district, Dak Lak province, is home to more than 3,000 households of 14,000 people, 72% of them indigenous ethnic minorities. They used to depend mainly on agricultural production, and faced many difficulties. But since 2017 Ea Drong residents have escaped poverty thanks to the seedlings and breeding stock provided by the "Piggy bank" model which is being spread across Cu M'gar district.

(VOVWORLD) - To compete with imported grapes and to serve future exports, Ninh Thuan province, Vietnam’s largest grape producer, has created new grape varieties like NH04-102, a black seedless finger grape that adapts to different types of soil and fetches prices 4 to 5 times higher than other varieties.

(VOVWORLD) - River-borne tourism plays an important role in Can Tho city’s economy, producing great values and boosting local development. But a big volume of waste littering the Mekong River has seriously affected the environment and the quality of life of the locals, and hindered sightseeing. To address the pollution problem, the Can Tho administration has worked with the Centre for Supporting Green Development (GreenHub) to deploy the “Zero Waste to Mekong River” project. After one year, the river and many nearby tourism sites are cleaner.

(VOVWORLD) - Hanoi has hundreds of creative hubs and dozens of culture and art spaces. But in order to turn these spaces into an "incubator" for creativity and attract young people, Hanoi needs to make greater investment in the future.

(VOVWORLD) - The number of Thanh Hoa province’s fishing vessels conducting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has greatly decreased thanks to efforts to strictly abiding by the European Commission’s recommendations. The coast guard has worked hard to increase management of and communications to fishermen.

(VOVWORLD) - Last month representatives of the Party’s internal affairs sector visited Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago and the DK1 platform, presented gifts, and conveyed love from the mainland to the people and troops there. The love connection journey will continue when the delegation returns to the mainland.

(VOVWORLD) - The central province of Nghe An has targeted to build nearly 10,000 new houses for disadvantaged people by 2025 and reduce the poverty rate 1%-1.5% this year. In 4 months, the province has raised enough money to begin construction of these houses.

(VOVWORLD) - Established in 2017, the volunteer group “Wheeling dreams” builds playgrounds for disadvantaged children and children with disabilities nationwide. “Playgrounds for Integration” is the group’s latest initiative to help children with disabilities integrate into the community. Discarded tires have been recycled to create playground equipment.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam fully reopened its borders to foreign tourists after the COVID-19 pandemic earlier than other countries in the region, but its less-open visa policies are likely the reason why it was not able to reach its target number of foreign visitors last year. To improve the situation and turn tourism into a spearhead economic sector, the Government has asked the National Assembly to approve new visa policies.

(VOVWORLD) - A literacy class jointly run by the police, social organizations, and the local administration has helped Mong ethnic families in Lung Sap hamlet, Quang Hoa district, Cao Bang province, learn to read and write.