(VOVworld) – Nguyen Quang Thach, who calls himself a book beggar, is working on his plan to bring books to rural areas and establish a reading habit in poor areas. Thach hopes that in the next 7 years, there will be another 200,000 bookstores in schools, another 70,000 bookstore in family clans, and 7,000 bookstores in dioceses across the country.

(VOVworld) – Tran Thi Thuan Hoa was honored as one of the 10 outstanding young people in 2012 by the Youth Union. Hoa is director of a pig-raising facility that earns billions of VND annually. She is considered a youth leader as she has employed and found jobs for young people in her home village in Thai Binh province.

(VOVworld) – Singer Thai Thuy Linh was honored as one of the 10 outstanding young people in 2012 by the Youth Union. She was acknowledged for initiating a music program to perform at hospitals nationwide to entertain doctors and patients. The humanitarian program also raises money to support less fortunate patients.

(VOVworld) – Han Van Luan is a dynamic and enthusiastic Secretary of My Nghiep quarter’s Youth Union in Phuoc Dan town, Ninh Thuan province. Luan is not only an outstanding youth leader but also a role model in doing business. He owns a well-known Cham brocade weaving factory in Ninh Thuan province.

(VOVworld) – People in Doc Trau hamlet, Khanh Son district, Khanh Hoa province talk about hamlet chief Mau Xuan Duong with emotion and respect. They consider old Duong a person who was brought prosperity to the hamlet.

(VOVworld) – Xam maestro Ha Thi Cau, who is considered a treasure of Vietnamese folk singing, passed away at the ripe age of 92. During her long life, Mrs. Cau reflected all her experiences in her music. Her death was a great loss to Xam music and Vietnamese folk art.

(VOVworld) – Soldiers stationed in the Truong Sa archipelago express their love for their families their beloved wives and children in emotional poems. Ensign Nguyen Duy Chinh often writes poems for his wife, Hoang Thi Mai, in Hai Phong city, who gives him continuous encouragement to fulfill his duty.

(VOVworld) – When the spring comes, Ba Na ethnic people in the Central Highlands set aside farm work to play brass Gongs to welcome a New Year. Gong performance is being preserved through the effort of people who have a great passion for their traditional culture. One is teacher Le Huu Phong, who has been involved in restoring and promoting the Gong culture of the Ba Na ethnic group in Mang Yang district, Gia Lai province.

(VOVworld) – People living on Kien Giang province’s Tho Chu island, which is 200 km from the mainland, depend on military doctors of the marine force stationed on the island when they get sick or have an accident.

(VOVworld) – Director of the National Pediatrics Hospital, Doctor Nguyen Thanh Liem, was awarded the title Labor Hero in the renewal process after a series of successes in Vietnam’s pediatric sector. His achievements, which have received international acclaim, have included a surgical separation of conjoined twins. During his 40 years in the profession, Professor Liem has received many honorary titles and awards.