(VOVworld) – Ms. H’Yam Bkrong from Ea Kao commune, Buon Ma Thuot city of Dac Lak province is devoted to the traditional brocade weaving of the Ede ethnic people. H’Yam Bkrong is not only a prestigious village head but also the founder of the brocading weaving cooperative which has generated jobs for more than 100 local women.

(VOVworld) – Ta Thi Ngoc Thanh, former Director of SOS Children’s Village is known for her devotion to social work and her great love for disadvantaged children. At the age of 74, Ms. Thanh is still devoted to charity work. She has been recognized as one of 9 outstanding citizens of Hanoi.

(VOVWorld) – Vietnamese artists this year mourn the death of many talented musicians and composers. Earlier this month, on October 7, 2016, Colonel composer Nguyen Duc Toan passed away leaving behind great grief and sorrow for music lovers.

(VOVworld) – Over the past 25 years, teacher Nguyen Trong Vinh, head of Nguyen Sieu School’s board of directors, and his colleagues have continuously renovated and developed Nguyen Sieu school system, making it a high-quality school system in Hanoi. With the model of providing high-quality education, the school has trained generations of high-quality students to match the demand of international integration.

(VOVworld) – Understanding the disadvantages of visually-impaired children, Senior Lieutenant Tran Anh Tuan of the University of Fire Fighting and Prevention teaches music to the children at Nguyen Dinh Chieu School, a special school for visually impaired students, with the hope that music will give those students a happier life.

(VOVworld) – In the boom of mass media, there is a man who has passionately collected and kept old books and magazines, not only to indulge his passion, but to preserve human knowledge.

(VOVworld) – Weightlifter Le Van Cong has won a gold medal at Paralympics Rio 2016. This is the first-ever gold medal for Vietnam at the Paralympics.

(VOVworld) – Growing lotus and making lotus tea for more than 30 years, Vu Hoa Thao, Chairman of the Quang An Agricultural Business and Service Cooperative in Quang An district, Hanoi, has helped develop the Quang An lotus tea trademark both inside and outside Vietnam. Thao has worked to preserve the precious West Lake, Hanoi lotus.

(VOVworld) – Van Ky is a well-known musician of red and romantic music. The Song of Hope is associated with this musician’s name. Van Ky has written a number of songs, operas, and symphonies, which have had a great influence on the Vietnamese music scene.

(VOVworld) – Dr. Tran Dinh Phong of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology has published his research in the prestigious journal Natural Materials, with findings on the structure and mechanism of action of a catalyst that can replace platinum, an expensive material. This research is a breakthrough in materials science.