(VOVworld) – Ninh Moc Sau in Quang Ninh province knows how to grasp opportunities to become better off. Sau, of San Chi ethnicity, is a good example of those who always move forward to overcome difficulties.

(VOVworld) – Nguyen Thi Chinh is director of the Mushroom and Bio-product Development and Research Center and the Lingzhi Mushroom Company. Her business success is largely due to the effective application of science and technology.

(VOVworld) – Elderly Khieu Kiem of Khmer ethnicity has been a role model in encouraging people to protect national border security in Kien Giang province. Kiem was among the more than 200 elderly people honored at a ceremony in Hanoi for their contributions to protecting national sovereignty and security.

(VOVworld) – Phan Vu Ngoc Phuong has been a nurse for 32 years. Her sympathy for HIV carriers has relieved their pain, encouraging them to think positively and be more optimistic.

(VOVworld) – Conventional farm machinery is ineffective in the terraced fields of Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province. After many years of research, Hoang Van Thang, a motorbike repairman has produced a multi-function mechanical plough.

(VOVworld) – Cao Thi Van Diem is the former director of the Institute of Medical Equipment and Construction Design. She has received the 2013 KOVA award for her research on safe surgical adhesives.

(VOVworld) – Teacher Nguyen Van Mot in Dong Thap province has initiated many funds to support poor people. He has helped to bring joy to unfortunate people, helping to ease their miserable lives.

(VOVworld) – Tang Thi Duyen Hong and her company Marine Gifts has implemented 7 projects to provide free vocational training to hundreds of low-income women in coastal areas. Hong was honored at Vietnam’s Innovation Day 2013 for her effort to conserve marine and coastal environments.

(VOVworld) - Artist Nguyen Viet of An Da village on the outskirts of Hanoi has revived the celadon from the Ly dynasty in the 11th century after many years of painstaking research and effort. Bui Thi Hy, a merchant of the 15th century, was believed to be the first person to introduce Vietnamese celadon pottery products of the Ly and Tran dynasties abroad.

(VOVworld) – Lieutenant Lu Van Hinh, a scout with Dien Bien province’s border guard was killed during a mission to break up a drug trafficking ring. Acknowledging his courageous sacrifice, the Border Guard Command promoted Hinh from Lieutenant to Senior Lieutenant and launched a drive to follow his example.