(VOVWORLD) - Phan Van Thang is known as a young and enthusiastic teacher in Van Chan district, in the mountains of Yen Bai province. Despite a paralyzed leg, Thang has performed his job faithfully to teach the local children.

(VOVWORLD) - For Most Venerable Thich Dong Tan, Head of Duc Bon Alan Nha pagoda in Bu Dang district, Binh Phuoc province, charity work and helping the poor are the task of a monk. He encourages Buddhist followers to help the many local disadvantaged children.

(VOVWORLD) - War veteran Nguyen Ngoc Sau of Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, is known for his kind heart. He has donated thousands of dollars to charity, helping many poor families boost their production and acquire a stable income.

(VOVWORLD) - Meritorious teacher Nguyen Thi Kim Hoa is the director of the Social Work Development and Research Center of the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities. Hoa has won a 2018 Vietnam Women’s Award for her great contribution to scientific research.

(VOVWORLD) - In recent years, ethnic women in Yen Bai province have worked hard to escape poverty, and a few have become well-off thanks to their innovation in agricultural production. 35-year-old Hoang Thi Can of Tram Tau district is one.

(VOVWORLD) - As a veteran engineer at Thong Nhat Mechanics-Electronics Joint Stock Company, Nguyen Duc Cuong is an example of a skillful and creative worker. Cuong has improved many machines to produce better products at lower cost. He was recognized this year as one of the 10 most outstanding citizens of Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - At the age of 74, farmer Ho Van Sam of Son La province, is still busy as a bee-keeper. Sam now has more than 1,000 bee hives from which he earns tens of thousands of USD per year.

(VOVWORLD) - Culinary artist Pham Thi Anh Tuyet, owner of Anh Tuyet Restaurant, in the Old Quarter, is a familiar name to people who love Hanoi’s traditional gastronomy. She was recognized as one of the 10 most outstanding citizens of Hanoi in 2018.

(VOVWORLD) - Tran Phuong Lan, founder and head of the “baby with epidermolysis bullosa (EB)” club in Hoan Kiem district, has been recognized as one of the 10 most outstanding citizens of Hanoi in 2018. Lan first adopted a boy affected with EB and then became a sponsor for dozens of other EB patients.

(VOVWORLD) - Trinh Ngoc Trinh is known as a dedicated teacher who has contributed greatly to the education sector. At the age of 84, he still works as Director of the Highland Education Development Organization (HEDO). Trinh was recognized as one of the 10 most outstanding citizens of Hanoi in 2018.