(VOVWORLD) - Administrative reform plays an important role in the socio-economic development of each locality. In recent years, Ha Nam, a province in the Red River Delta, has cut many administrative procedures and applied ITin an effort to improve its business environment, attract investment, and increase competitiveness.

(VOVWORLD) - Repairing power lines and replacing light bulbs for free are small but meaningful gifts Son La’s electricity industry has been giving to disadvantaged people and policy beneficiaries as the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) approaches. Many houses have been lit up again, bringing joy and giving encouragement to people ahead of the Tet holiday.

(VOVWORLD) - Following the success of the “Companion Physicians” network established by the Vietnam Association of Young Physicians, a similar model was launched in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to increase medical advice and support for COVID-19 patients. Offering coronavirus diagnosis and support online has reduced the pressure on the local medical workforce in Can Tho where the number of people contracting COVID-19 has been on the rise.

(VOVWORLD) - On Tuesday Vietnam confirmed its first case of the omicron variant of the coronavirus. The carrier is a Vietnamese student who landed at Noi Bai International Airport from the UK. VOV talked to Colonel, Associate Professor, Dr. Le Huu Song, Director of the Vietnamese German Center for Medical Research of the Central Military Hospital 108, to learn more about the current health condition of the patient and what people in Vietnam should do following the first detection in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - Hundreds of children in disadvantaged areas in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan now have meals of meat, vegetables, and rice thanks to local teachers, benefactors, and a charity group named “Feeding children in Bac Kan”. The meals have dispelled the coldness of the mountain region, spread love, and fueled spirits in remote hamlets.

(VOVWORLD) - Phung Hiep Sugar Refinery in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has announced a buying price for this year’s sugarcane crop of 5.1 cents per kilo. Local farmers are delighted at the record high price.

(VOVWORLD) - Inspired by UNESCO’s Happy School project, the Happy School model was piloted in Vietnam in 2018 and has been expanded nationwide. In the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, every day at school should be a happy day for students.

(VOVWORLD) - A decade after the new-style rural building program began in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, the southern province is thriving and people's lives have improved in every aspect. This year Ba Ria-Vung Tau aims to have the remaining 6 communes of Chau Duc and Xuyen Moc district recognized as new-style rural villages.

(VOVWORLD) - The German Sparkassenstiftung for International Cooperation (DSIK), formerly known as the Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation, has opened a Southeast Asia representative office in Hanoi. This step by one of Germany’s largest financial organizations to support the development of the private sector is a major enhancement of Germany’s cooperation with Vietnam. This week, we talked to Christian Grajek, DSIK’s regional coordinator and chief representative in Vietnam, to learn more about his organization’s plans.

(VOVWORLD) - A medical center in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho has earned an applause for raising public awareness of HIV/AIDS prevention and control, caring for, helping, and not discriminating against HIV carriers. The achievement of the Preventive Medicine Center of Binh Thuy district is attributed to the combined efforts of local information disseminators, collaborators, and healthcare workers.