(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.

(VOVworld) – As one of the first Vietnamese to grow Sachi Inchi, a climbing shrub that originated in South America, farmer Do Thanh Khoa from Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province, has become well-off. In 5 years of growing Sachi Inchi, Khoa has earned an annual revenue of 45,000 USD per year.

(VOVworld) – The history of Vietnam’s sport has turned to a new page as shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh won the first Olympic gold medal for Vietnam.

(VOVworld)- “It’s reality even though you’re very sad about it. I’m an AO/dioxin victim. I’m disabled for life. But, I have to do my best to overcome it in a meaningful way”, a man named Nguyen Thanh Hoai said.

(VOVworld) – Despite being born in peace time, Le Van Trung is paralysed as a consequence of war. Trung is the 2nd generation in his family to be affected by Agent Orange/ dioxin. He has willed himself to overcome the pain of Agent Orange/ dioxin and lead a meaningful life.

(VOVworld) – At the age of 71, despite physical injuries, U Nia, a war veteran of the Se Dang ethnic group in Dac Ha district, Kon Tum province, is still active in social work. U Nia is respected by villagers for his kindness and helpfulness to those in need.

(VOVworld) – Inspired by the traditional technique of making dzo paper, Phan Hai Bang, a painter and lecturer at the Hue University of Art created Truc Chi, a kind of paper made from bamboo. After years of experiments, Truc Chi is now recognized as a new material for art. VOV’s Phuong Thuy reports.

(VOVworld) – Graduating from Jean-Jacques Rousseau School in Sai Gon (former name of Ho Chi Minh city), the then 18-year-old Trinh Xuan Thuan decided to pursue the study of natural science despite his aptitude for literature. In 1966, Thuan went to study at Princeton University in the US and completed his Ph.D in astrophysics. After 40 years of universe research in the US, Professor Trinh Xuan Thuan is one of the few Vietnamese who working in this field. Lan Anh reports.