(VOVWORLD) - “Vietnam is my second home, so I try to do what I can to help in this COVID battle.” That’s a quote from Roman Stratichuck’s talk with VOV. Roman is a Ukrainian businessman who has been living in district 2, HCM city for more than 6 years. In today’s That’s life, we will learn more about Roman’s life during COVID-19 and what he has done to help the less fortunate.

(VOVWORLD) - A small act of kindness can make a big difference in someone’s life. Believing in that philosophy, 12th-graders Phan Anh Minh and Nguyen Trung Duc from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have used their musical talent to raise 2,600 USD for the Zero-Dong Share Mart chain, which provides free food and other necessities to disadvantaged people during the COVID-19 pandemic.

(VOVWORLD) - ‘Beautiful’, ‘emotional’, ‘captivating’, and ‘spiritual encouragement’ are some of the words people have used to express their feelings after watching a music video called “Sai Gon thuong” (Love Sai Gon). The song, which has gotten more than 200,000 views on social media, was sung by American Kyo York, who came to Vietnam in 2009 to teach English and ended up becoming a popular singer in Vietnam. He considers Ho Chi Minh City his second home.

(VOVWORLD) - Do you think that love at first sight, as rare as it is, can only occur between a romantic couple? Irish teacher John Hennigan, who works for the British-Vietnamese International School (BVIS) in Hanoi, says love at first sight struck him the moment he saw the incomplete smile of a Vietnamese orphan baby with a cleft lip. He decided to adopt the baby, and from that moment on both their lives totally changed.

(VOVWORLD) - What is music to you? Some of you might say a hobby, a passion, or even a remedy. For Canadian rapper Nuce, whose real name is Luc Loewen, music always heals his soul. Over the past 3 years in Vietnam, Nuce has written a lot of rap songs and is now sharing them with the public.

(VOVWORLD) - Former Roman consul Marcus Tullius Cicero once said: “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” Well, if you have time this weekend, you might want to visit or take your kids to Mia Bookhouse, which has around 1,000 English books for all ages to read or borrow for free! What you can get out of it is more than just reading some books or nurturing your souls.

(VOVWORLD) - How familiar are you with dating apps? Do you enjoy swiping right and counting your matches? Now, imagine a dating platform for social initiatives and volunteers and organizations that share the same goal of empowering society. Creating as many matches as possible is the core mission of such a site - Network of Initiatives for Community Empowerment (NICE).

(VOVWORLD) - The Latin phrase “Imago Dei” (“Image of God”) has been used to suggest that everyone, regardless of ability, ethnicity, gender, or social status, is an image of the Creator. They are born with dignity and the ability to work purposefully to contribute to a better world, even people with disabilities. Michelle Beard and her husband Michael, who have lived in Vietnam for 10 years, have created the Imago Work project to help people with disabilities build a better future.

(VOVWORLD) - The winner of the first National essay competition commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations was 22-year-old Trịnh Hạnh An. She is studying at the University of Chicago but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the third-year student returned to her hometown of Hai Phong while taking online classes. An is our guest for this week’s That’s Life.

(VOVWORLD) - Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year, is just around the corner. Peach and kumquat growers in Nhat Tan and Tu Lien, two of the largest flower growing villages in Hanoi, are taking care of their thousands of peach branches and kumquat pots, before selling them for Tet decoration. VOV reports: