(VOVWORLD) - For more than 40 years book collector Vu Kim Dien has maintained a reading habit to enrich his knowledge. He also encourages other people to read books, inspiring their love of reading. VOV’s Thu Hang reports.

(VOVWORLD) - Neang Kunh Thia of An Giang province is known for her devotion to local music and art. Kunh Thia choreographs, stages, and performs musical theatre and Cham Rieng Cha Pay, a traditional folk music of the Khmer. VOV’s Ngoc Tuoi reports.

(VOVWORLD) - Journalist and author Mai Van Lang, who works at Radio the Voice of Vietnam, is a very successful writer of lyrics for folk songs and Cheo, Vietnam’s traditional opera. His lyrics are simple, but poetic, meaningful, and easy to remember. Lang was recently selected to represent VOV at a conference to honor 2017’s outstanding role models.

(VOVWORLD) - After graduating from the University of Agriculture, Lo Thi Cuong of the Xinh Mun ethnic group returned to work in her native commune in Son La province. As the Chairwoman of the Phieng Pan commune’s Women’s Association, Ms. Cuong has made a significant contribution to local women’s livelihoods.

(VOVWORLD) - A research project by Dr. Le Van Tri, General Director of the Biotechnology Joint Stock Company, has won a prize from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Tri’s research will help farmers improve the value of the citronella oil they produce. VOV’s Ngoc Anh reports.

(VOVWORLD) - Professor Nguyen Anh Tri, Director of the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion, has been honored by the 2017 Vietnam Glory program for his outstanding contribution to Vietnam’s renewal over the past 30 years. This is the second time Tri has received the distinction.

(VOVWORLD) - Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Minh Son, Commander of Nam Yet island in Truong Sa (Spratly ) archipelago, is one of 40 individuals honored this week for excellence in defending national maritime sovereignty.

(VOVWORLD) - People’s Artist Le Ngoc Canh is known as Vietnam’s first dance professor. Over the past 70 years, Canh has carried out research on the folk dances of different areas of Vietnam and created dances of highly artistic value. For his great contributions in this field Canh has received the Ho Chi Minh Award for Literature and Arts.

(VOVWORLD) - “If you want to do something extraordinary, you must have extraordinary aspiration”, says Ambassador Pham Sanh Chau, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Vietnam on UNESCO Affairs. Chau has always nurtured ideas that promote Vietnamese culture to the world.

(VOVworld) –Doan Nho has received the Ho Chi Minh award for his contribution to Vietnamese music. Doan Nho wrote a lot of great songs like “Marching under the national flag”, “The woman on La River”, and “5 brothers on the same tank”.