(VOVWORLD) - Fragrant winter melon is a typical agricultural product of the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan. With the demand for natural and organic products increasing, Dong Thi Van Ha of Bac Kan city has come up with the idea of making soap, mooncakes, herbal tea, and many other products from fragrant winter melon. Ha has found new markets for local agricultural products and improved the local standard of living.

(VOVWORLD) - Emeritus artist Sang Set, a member of the Khmer group in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh, was born in 1952. He is a theorist and researcher of Khmer culture and a theatre critic, and has contributed significantly to preserving and promoting Khmer culture.

(VOVWORLD) - Most Venerable Thach Ut has run O Chhuc pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh for nearly 20 years. Thach Ut, who is also Chairman of the Association for Solidarity of Patriotic Monks in Tieu Can district, is respected by locals for being a dedicated monk and wholehearted for social work.

(VOVWORLD) - War veteran Huynh Van Guong of the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang joined the August Revolution of 1945. At the age of 99, veteran Guong still remembers that historic autumn.

(VOVWORLD) - Passionate about ornamental trees for many years, artisan Bui Quoc Nam of Can Giuoc district, Long An province, has created many unique art works of bonsai, winning prizes at competitions. Nam has also generated many jobs.

(VOVWORLD) - Lieutenant Trinh Huu De in the southernmost province of Ca Mau, has received a certificate of merit from the Minister of Public Security for his active involvement in a special movement among local police forces to defend national security and ensure social order in the localities.

(VOVWORLD) - A victim of Agent Orange, war veteran Hoang Quang Minh of the northern province of Lang Son provides free medical exams to the locals. He is affectionately called “the Agent Orange doctor” by people in his locality.

(VOVWORLD) - After participating in a project on water disinfection in Hanoi using ozone technology, graduate student Le Cao Cuong cherished a dream of creating ‘Made in Vietnam’ ozone equipment. 20 years later, engineer Cuong and his colleagues have built thousands of ozone machines. Many of their inventions have been recognized internationally.

(VOVWORLD) - War invalid Nguyen Duc Diem of Thai Nguyen city in northern Vietnam has overcome numerous difficulties due to his physical injuries to successfully operate a business in his homeland. As Director of the Tan Phu Automobile Transport Cooperative, he has inspired many other locals in business and production.

(VOVWORLD) - Duong Doan Quang, the owner of a carpentry workshop Lang Son province, has a great passion for the Tinh, a traditional musical instrument that accompanies Then singing of the Tay ethnic minority. Quang, who builds Tinhs from a variety of woods and metals, is conscious of his role in helping to preserve Tay culture.