(VOVworld) – People in My Khanh commune, Can Tho city, welcomed the Lunar New Year (Tet) with great joy over the commune’s recognition as a new rural commune. Can Tho city’s Military Command organized Tet activities in My Khanh commune so residents and soldiers could enjoy a warm holiday together.

(VOVworld) – The pilot communes for the new rural development program in Ho Chi Minh city have obtained visible changes after 3 years. Successful production models have been expanded; people’s incomes have increased; and the infrastructure has been upgraded.

(VOVworld) – Co To Island in Quang Ninh province completed the 3-year new rural development program in late 2013. The district reached the finish line 2 years ahead of Quang Ninh province’s progress and 7 years ahead of the national deadline.

(VOVworld) – Quang Tri province used to be a poor land in the central region, which suffered heavily from wars and frequent natural disasters. Quang Tri nowadays has changed positively, especially in the rural areas, a result of the people’s involvement in new rural development.

(VOVworld) – Thay Ky hamlet in Vinh Thanh district was chosen by Can Tho city to pilot building new rural areas. The hamlet, whose population is largely Catholic, has always been recognized as a hamlet that typifies living the Gospel in a secular society.

(VOVworld) – Dien Bien province, which has difficult mountain terrain, is the habitat of many ethnic minority groups including Thai, H’Mong, and Ha Nhi. Implementing the national target program on building new rural areas, Dien Bien province has built production models, adopted new varieties of animals and plants, and assigned the community to manage forests and protect the environment.

(VOVworld) - Vinh Thach commune on Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province is one of three communes supported by President Truong Tan Sang to develop new rural areas.

(VOVworld) – In response to the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union’s campaign to engage young people in the national program of building new rural areas, youth organizations of Bac Ninh province have launched movements to promote the vanguard role of young people in improving the nation's rural areas.

(VOVworld) – Huoi Leng is a disadvantaged mountain commune in Muong Cha district, Dien Bien province. In recent years, the commune has strived to fulfill its socio-economic targets and 10% of its 200 poor households have escaped poverty.

(VOVworld) – Hamlets in Dac Lac province have implemented the movement of promoting a cultural lifestyle in residential areas over the past decade and the new rural development program in recent years.