Personality of the week

10/08/2020

Thanh Hoa war veteran dedicated to social work

(VOVWORLD) - Despite severe war wounds, veteran Hoang Viet Toan in Tho Xuan district, Thanh Hoa province, has been doing his best to overcome his physical problems and contribute to his homeland.

Thanh Hoa war veteran dedicated to social work
28/07/2020

War veteran searches for fallen comrades

(VOVWORLD) - For 10 years war veteran Nguyen Anh Duong has been making frequent trips to former battlefields to search for the remains of his fallen brothers in arms. He hopes to return their bodies to their homeland.

War veteran searches for fallen comrades
23/07/2020

Soldier helps improve lives in border area

(VOVWORLD) - Senior lieutenant Kim Minh Duc, a youth assistant to the border soldiers in Tra Vinh province, is a role model in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s moral example. Duc has been helping poor people in the border area.

Soldier helps improve lives in border area
13/07/2020

Military doctor makes history in transplanting limb from living donor

(VOVWORLD) - The world’s first limb transplant from a living donor was successfully conducted in April by surgeon Nguyen The Hoang and his colleagues at the Upper Limb Surgery and Microsurgery Department of Hanoi’s Central Military Hospital 108. Hoang was the first Vietnamese and the fourth Asian person to receive a German award in the field of science.

Military doctor makes history in transplanting limb from living donor
12/07/2020

Ethnic Party member helps improve local people’s lives

(VOVWORLD) - Party members in mountainous areas play an important role in communicating with the people and serving as a bridge connecting people and reflecting their aspirations to the Party. Thao A Tua is a prestigious Party member in Thuan Chau district, Son La province, who has worked to improve local people’s lives.

Ethnic Party member helps improve local people’s lives
19/06/2020

Young Hanoi journalist awarded for reports on fight against COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Young journalist Tran Thi Thao with the Economic and Urban Newspaper has been very active during the fight against COVID-19. Thao did not flinch from putting herself at risk to report on the pandemic. She has been awarded a certificate of merit by the Hanoi People’s Committee.

Young Hanoi journalist awarded for reports on fight against COVID-19
15/06/2020

Hanoi engineer brings fresh water to Mekong Delta

(VOVWORLD) - Drought and salt water intrusion have created a freshwater shortage in the Mekong Delta. For the past 4 years, engineer Tran Vu Thanh has been converting saltwater to fresh water to deal with this shortage problem.

Hanoi engineer brings fresh water to Mekong Delta
04/06/2020

Female scientist devoted to medicinal herbs

(VOVWORLD) - Associate Professor Tran Thi Thu Ha at Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, has done a lot of research on forestry and medicinal herbs. Ha received 2019 Kovaleskaya Award, an annual honor presented to outstanding female Vietnamese scientists.

Female scientist devoted to medicinal herbs