(VOVworld) - The health of ethnic minority people in Lai Chau province has improved thanks to the government’s health insurance policy. Hundreds of thousands of poor people in the province have been provided with health insurance cards.

(VOVworld) – The border station of the Le Thanh International Border Crossing is in charge of safeguarding 18 kilometers of national border in Duc Co and Ia Grai district of Gia Lai province, which borders Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province. Over the years, the station has defended Vietnam’s sovereignty and promoted its external relations.

(VOVworld) – The ASEAN Economic Community will be officially established at the end of this month. Pursuant to signed agreements, ASEAN member countries will accept each other’s qualifications. In other words, workers qualified in one country are permitted to work freely in other ASEAN countries. This will benefit Vietnamese laborers and students but also pressure Vietnamese education to reform and improve its training and personnel.

(VOVworld) – Vietnam’s Quang Tri province, an area of scorching sun and heavy rain, was also hardest hit by the American bombing during the war. Despite severe natural conditions, victims of war bombs and mines have struggled to build a new, better life.

(VOVworld) – Quang Tri, the hardest hit province by American bombing during the war, has set up a team of communicators and volunteers to jointly address the aftermath of war and raise public awareness about bomb and mine clearance and for UXO victims. This activity is involving an increasing number of individuals and organizations at home and abroad.

(VOVworld) – Dumping electronic waste into the environment can harm people’s health. Vietnam Recycles, a free take-back program for used or defective electronic equipment, has been launched in Hanoi.

(VOVworld) – Nguyen Quoc Phong founded the Warming House, a school for children in Tan Phu District, Ho Chi Minh City, in 1999. The house has become a haven for visually impaired people in disadvantaged circumstances.

(VOVworld) – Ganh Hao township, Dong Hai district, Bac Lieu province, has a long coastline. Local people have turned poor coastal villages into a large com

(VOVworld) – The Pitu Khosa Rangsay Pagoda, also known as Vien Quang Pagoda, is a home to poor students in the Mekong Delta. The pagoda helps disadvantaged students, especially when a university or college entrance exam is held.

(VOVworld) – Binh Thuan leads the country in loaning capital to fishermen to build or revamp vessels pursuant to a government resolution on fisheries development policies (Resolution 67). Thanks to these loans, Binh Thuan fishermen can do long-time off-shore fishing.