(VOVworld) – Phung Van Truong has both leg and arm disabilities and he is confined to a wheelchair. Despite his disability Truong has learned to write with his mouth and after years of painstaking efforts he has become a teacher in Nhan Ly hamlet on the outskirts of Hanoi. Hien Phuong reports:
(VOVworld) – Nguyen Thi Hien is Principal of the private Doan Thi Diem Elementary School in Hanoi. She was honored as one of Hanoi’s 10 most outstanding individuals of 2014 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the city’s liberation. VOV’s Nguyen Hien reports:
(VOVworld) – Nguyen Duy Quy is Vice Principal of the Nguyen Dinh Chieu school for visually-impaired students in Da Nang city. In addition to a number of tools to assist his students in mathematics he has recently invented a smart guide cane for the blind. Minh Hoa reports:
(VOVworld) – Vu Tuan San, a veteran researcher of Hanoi and Han-Nom studies, has won the Grand Prize in the 2014 Bui Xuan Phai – For Love of Hanoi Awards. At the age of 100 San, who was born and raised in Hanoi, is still absorbed in his research every day.
(VOVworld) - Doctor Ha Thi Thuy is Deputy Director of the Agricultural Genetics Institute. In nearly 30 years of doing this work, Thuy has directed many research projects on plant varieties to increase economic efficiency. She has been honored as one of Vietnam’s 10 most outstanding women of 2014. Le Phuong reports:
(VOVworld) – Labor Hero and Director of Vietnam-Germany Hospital Nguyen Tien Quyet has been honored as one of Hanoi’s 10 outstanding citizens in 2014. Nguyen Hien profiles the man on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Hanoi’s Liberation Day.
(VOVworld) – The material and emotional lives of people in Tien Phong hamlet, Lao Cai province have improved in recent years thanks to Sung A Di, former Vice President of Phong Hai town’s Fatherland Front who persuaded the locals to abide by the law, give up their backward practices, and develop their economy. Giang Seo Pua reports:
(VOVworld) – Despite his blindness guitarist Van Vuong has traveled to all parts of Vietnam to perform. In 2012 he was given the “For the love of Hanoi” award for his hundreds of compositions about the capital city. Vinh Phong reports:
(VOVworld) – A free clinic on Kim Dong street, Hoang Mai district, has become familiar to many people in Hanoi. The founder of this clinic of retired doctors was Truong Thi Hoi To, who has dedicated her years of retirement to serving the community. Bao Ngoc reports:
(VOVworld) – Nguyen Van Sinh of Dau Doi hamlet, Kien Giang province, has never set foot in the Truong Sa archipelago or touched the sovereignty marker there. But he has been pursuing the idea of making terracotta replicas of the sovereignty marker there to show his love for the homeland. Lam Hieu reports:
