(VOVWORLD) - The 6th national festival of Then singing and Tinh gourd lute has ended in Ha Giang province last week. A performance by Nguyen Thai Hoc and other artists from the Ha Giang art troupe won 4 first prizes.

(VOVWORLD) - Farmer Tran Huu Hue of An Giang province, owns stamps of great historical value, including two collections: “Hoang Sa soldiers in the 17th and 18th century” and “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in ancient maps”. Hue was the first person in Vietnam to introduce Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) stamps to the world to promote Vietnam’s landscape and people.

(VOVWORLD) - Nguyen Huong Duong, the founder of the first audio library for the blind, has passed away at the age of 47 due to an accident. She was a shining example of an energetic woman who overcame misfortune to lead a meaningful life.

(VOVWORLD) - At the age of 27, Bui Minh Thang is the owner of a mushroom farm in Cu Chi district, Ho Chi Minh City that uses advanced technology and techniques. Thang is a leader in developing clean agriculture in the city.

(VOVWORLD) - Professor Tran Duy Quy is a leading scientist in biotechnology, genetics, and transplants. He is now the Head of the Asia-Pacific Cooperation Research Institute of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Vietnam Rural Development Science Association, and editor-in-chief of the Vietnam Magazine of Science and Rural Development.

(VOVWORLD) - Winning a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in 2009 was a highlight in the career of billiards player Nguyen Phuc Long. At the age of 40, Long is thinking of using his experience and technique to train younger players and create a more professional billiards environment in Vietnam.

(VOVWORLD) - A hydroponic vegetable growing model by a private firm in Binh Thuy district, Can Tho city, has been operating for only a year, but has already proven to be effective. The Minh Hoa Investment and Development joint stock company not only provides safe vegetables but also teaches people how to start up a business.

(VOVWORLD) - Doctor and senior lieutenant Nguyen Duc Nam, has worked for Military Hospital 15 in Gia Lai province for 4 years. He has a reputation as a competent doctor and a proponent of Youth Union activities, and mass mobilization.

(VOVWORLD) - Ha Giang is one of 13 provinces in Vietnam preserving and promoting the pan-pipes of the Mong ethnic people. Artisans like Ma Khai So are leading the effort to preserve pan-pipe music, the soul of the Mong people.

(VOVWORLD) - Assuming the highest Government post when Vietnam was still in its early years of the renewal process, former Prime Minister Phan Van Khai made an active and determined effort to build new institutions that could bring into play the strength of each economic sector, especially private enterprise, and stimulate Vietnam to open up to and integrate into the world.