(VOVWORLD) - Since 2017 the Vietnam Coast Guard force has been developing a model to strengthen public relations in island districts which have a strategic location for national defense and security. The mass mobilization model strengthens local politics, economics, and culture, and helps fishermen comply with regulations, and coordinate with the coast guard force to defend Vietnam’s sea and island sovereignty.

(VOVWORLD) - Dealing with heart diseases and congenital heart defects requires skilled physicians and advanced equipment. Thanks to the support of the provincial medical sector, doctors at Quang Ninh Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital have been able to learn the surgical techniques needed to correct many heart defects.

(VOVWORLD) - By the end of the third quarter, Quang Ninh province will have built new housing for female victims of domestic violence to help them stabilize their lives and share their stories with victims of similar abuse.

(VOVWORLD) - The Academy of Journalism and Communication is cooperating with the UK’s Middlesex University to offer an international BA program in Advertising, Public Relations and Media. With the program, Vietnamese students can acquire international standard media training right in Vietnam through practical training modules. We talked with Doctor Vu Thanh Van, Director of the International Department of the Academy of Journalism and Communication, about this program.

(VOVWORLD) - Fishermen fish day and night in the waters of Truong Sa island district, Khanh Hoa province. They never feel alone because they know the soldiers, military staff, and residents of Truong Sa district are behind them, ready to give them any needed support.

(VOVWORLD) - Medical management software called MMS.Net for clinics in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak beat out 600 other entries from around the world to win the gold prize at the 2018 Seoul International Invention Fair in South Korea. The software has helped the health sector use human resources efficiently and provide high quality healthcare in remote areas.

(VOVWORLD) - Crossing the sea, teacher Nguyen Cong Qua and Nguyen Xuan Dieu have arrived at Sinh Ton primary school on Truong Sa (Spratly) island to bring literacy to local children in the hope they will continue national construction and defense there.

(VOVWORLD) - Yen Bai province launched a 2019 New Year tree planting festival and afforestation campaign in the early days of the lunar year. The move was in response to President Ho Chi Minh’s teaching on the significance of tree planting to each person, each family, and the entire nation.

(VOVWORLD) - Unlike the mainland, Truong Sa island district in Khanh Hoa province usually welcome the Lunar New Year a bit early when ships cross the sea to bring Tet gifts to the islanders.

(VOVWORLD) - Vietnamese authorities have paid special attention to providing a happy Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year, to disadvantaged people and social beneficiaries.