Personality of the week

26/06/2023

Deputy PM Vu Khoan, a key player in Vietnam’s international integration

(VOVWORLD) - Former Deputy Prime Minister and diplomat Vu Khoan has passed away at the age of 86. Having held various positions in the government, with his experience and expertise, Mr. Khoan was known as a pioneer in Vietnam’s reform, innovation, and international integration process. He made significant contributions to opening up and integrating Vietnam with the world in the early 1990s. The sharp-minded leader was a role model of life-long learning.

20/06/2023

Female director makes Hung Vuong Hospital a highlight of HCM city’s healthcare

(VOVWORLD) - Hung Vuong Hospital, an obstetrics and gynecology hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, was founded 100 years ago. It has grown from a small, ill-equipped clinic into a leading public hospital providing international standard medical services. Associate Professor Dr. Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet, the Director of Hung Vuong Hospital, has made a great contribution to this growth and left her imprint on the hospital.

13/06/2023

Da Nang sailor risks his life performing sea rescues

(VOVWORLD) - Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center No.2 in Da Nang city, was one of 11 individuals honored with the Vietnam Glory Award 2023. For 20 years Khoi has been risking his life carrying out his duties at sea.

06/06/2023

Khmer monk dedicated to social work

(VOVWORLD) - Most Venerable Thach Dara of the Khmer ethnic minority group has run Thlot pagoda in the southern province of Tra Vinh for many years. He has launched many movements to help local people have better lives.

29/05/2023

Coach Mai Duc Chung, a legend of Vietnamese women’s football

(VOVWORLD) - Mai Duc Chung has coached the Vietnam women's football team to the gold medal four consecutive times at the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), a record achievement in the region’s biggest sporting event.

23/05/2023

Dedicated lighthouse keeper on Hai Phong’s island

(VOVWORLD) - Nguyen Manh Hung is the head of Long Chau lighthouse station in Cat Hai district, Hai Phong city. For nearly 20 years, Hung and his colleagues of the Northeastern Maritime Safety Company have kept the lights burning to help ships navigate the Gulf of Tonkin.

15/05/2023

Nguyen Thi Oanh, golden girl of Vietnamese athletics

(VOVWORLD) - Runner Nguyen Thi Oanh has become the first Vietnamese track and field athlete to win 4 individual gold medals at one Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games). Oanh managed to win 2 gold medals for two races scheduled 20 minutes apart at the ongoing 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia. With her recent achievement, Oanh has won 12 gold medals in her career and has been dubbed “the golden girl of Vietnamese athletics”.

08/05/2023

Young Mong man greens hills to help improve people’s livelihoods

(VOVWORLD) - Giving up a good job in the city, Hoang Seo Chan of the Mong ethnic minority returned to his homeland in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and started a business. He also nurtured a dream to cover the hills with trees.

05/05/2023

Tien Giang farmer well-off from dragon fruit

(VOVWORLD) - 58-year-old Le Van Thuy from the southern province of Tien Giang is recognized by the Government as an outstanding national farmer. His 1.8ha dragon fruit is considered a role model in applying science and technology in agricultural production following the Good Agricultural Practices which brings about high productivity and export values.

25/04/2023

Hanoi woman brings hope to hundreds of underprivileged children

(VOVWORLD) - Vu Thi Dung, a 47-year-old Hanoi woman, gave up a stable job with a good income to travel across Vietnam helping disadvantaged children. The Hope Charity Fund founded by Dung has helped more than 400 children in 30 provinces and cities in the past 10 years.