Personality of the week

04/04/2022

Young entrepreneur with passion to develop Vietnamese brand IT products

(VOVWORLD) - With a great passion to develop Vietnamese brand IT products, 35-year-old Vu Gia Luyen established the International Technology Solutions Joint Stock Company (ITS). Callbot, an online switchboard system designed to receive and answer questions about COVID-19 and collect information about people living in pandemic areas, was named anoutstanding product in 2021, and Luyen was honored in the Top 10 of the Excellent Young Entrepreneur 2021 Award, organized by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

29/03/2022

Young Mong ethnic man develops community tourism in Yen Bai

(VOVWORLD) - For his hard work and contribution to community tourism, Giàng A Dê from Mu Cang Chai district, Yen Bai province, was one of the winners of the “Youth Living Beautifully” Award 2021 hosted by the Vietnam Youth Federation. De’s successful business has inspired many others in his area to get involved in community tourism.

21/03/2022

Military officer honored as Vietnam’s outstanding young face

(VOVWORLD) - Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Tien Duy has been selected as one of 10 winners of the Vietnam Outstanding Young Faces Award 2021 in the defense field. Duy said “Since I was a child, I have had a dream of wearing a navy blue uniform, reaching out to the sea to explore remote places of the Fatherland, being able to control modern battleships to defend the nation.”

15/03/2022

People’s Artist Tuyet Mai – VOV’s golden voice

(VOVWORLD) - People’s Artist Tuyet Mai, one of the Voice of Vietnam’s iconic announcers, has passed away at the age of 98. Her golden voice was heard on a number of radio programs and is remembered by generations of radio listeners.

07/03/2022

Ethnic minority nurse dedicated to COVID-19 patients

(VOVWORLD) - Over the past months, 33-year-old nurse H’Wi Buon Ya in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak, has been busy taking care of COVID-19 patients at a field hospital in her locality. She considers the patients her close friends and is ready to help them at any time they need.

28/02/2022

Mong ethnic woman helps preserve traditional costumes

(VOVWORLD) - Walking through the Mong villages in the northwestern mountainous region, you may see women and girls sewing and embroidering brocade items and traditional costumes. Some local women, including Mua Thi Tong in Son La province, even run tailor shops to earn an income and help preserve their culture.

22/02/2022

Central Highland artisan keeps soul of wooden statues

(VOVWORLD) - For more than 30 years, Y Thai Eban of the Ede ethnic group in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, has devoted himself to carving wooden statues. In his skillful hands, wood blocks are turned into works of art. Y Thai Eban is one of a small number of artisans in Dak Lak who are keen on preserving and promoting this traditional craft of the Central Highlands.

14/02/2022

Veteran tiger tamer at HCM city’s zoo

(VOVWORLD) - The Tiger is one of Vietnam’s 12 zodiac animals. Tigers are widely considered a symbol of vitality, courage, majesty, and power. Taking care of and raising real tigers at a zoo is dangerous work, but those who do it really enjoy it and treat the tigers like pets. For years Mr. Tran Ngoc Luan raised tigers at Thao Cam Vien Park in Ho Chi Minh City.

11/02/2022

Business director supports farmers during pandemic

(VOVWORLD) - When the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho began social distancing due to COVID-19, Tran Vu Truong, director of Truong Dung Auto Company in Cai Rang district, closed his transportation business to do charity work. Truong’s activities have encouraged many philanthropists to join his efforts to help needy people.

25/01/2022

Central Highlands teacher honored for devotion to ethnic minority children

(VOVWORLD) - After many years teaching at a village school in the Central Highlands, kindergarten teacher Ksor H’Nhiem has managed to persuade all the village children to go to school and has changed the mindset of their parents to be more supportive of teachers in caring for their children.