(VOVWORLD) - Dak Ro Wa commune in Kon Tum province, home to Ba Na ethnic people, has greatly changed after 10 years of applying Vietnam’s new-style rural development program. Most of the local roads have been paved. Medical stations, schools, village halls, markets, private homes, stilt houses, and communal houses have been renovated or repaired. Vast hills of coffee, litsea, maize, cassava, and acacia trees are under cultivation.

(VOVWORLD) - As farming is doing ‘toil and moil’ work all year round for a long time, many farmers want their children to get a university education escape from the paddy fields, and maybe make a fortune. But recently in a reverse trend, young people are choosing to start up a business in agriculture and many have developed successful models.

(VOVWORLD) - Gardeners growing peaches in Nhat Tan village and kumquat trees in Tu Lien village in Hanoi's Tay Ho district are busy preparing thousands of peach blossom trees and kumquat pots for the Tet (Lunar New Year) market.

(VOVWORLD) - The “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) program in Lao Cai province has helped boost the incomes of rural people. The program has proved particularly effective combined with tourism. VOV reports:

(VOVWORLD) - Since 2016 the Hanoi Agricultural Development Center has been developing supply chains for safe agricultural products. In 2019 it initiated a 2-year agricultural development plan. Hanoi's agricultural sector now leads the nation in building agricultural production chains.

(VOVWORLD) - With the largest rice-shrimp area in Vietnam, Ca Mau province has a great advantages in developing safe rice farming to meet export standards. Ca Mau has successfully built the "Thoi Binh safe rice" brand, which has been recognized by the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam. To further promote the brand, the province plans to build a safe rice material zone on shrimp farming land.

(VOVWORLD) - Son Dong commune in Ben Tre city has been paved. Its bamboo bridges have been replaced by reinforced concrete bridges, making it easier for cars to reach each hamlet. Spacious houses and schools have been built. These changes are part of an effort by the local Party Committee, government, and people to make Son Dong a new-style rural village and a model for Ben Tre province, the birthplace of the 1960 Uprising.

(VOVWORLD) - Located about 30 km from Hanoi, Long Thuong Village in Hung Yen Province is renowned for its bronze casting products - tripod cauldrons, incense-burners and flower vases.

(VOVWORLD) - Ba Ria-Vung Tau is a good place for aquaculture development. Many high-tech aquaculture models have been profitable here. This will be the province’s future development direction.

(VOVWORLD) - Located in Que town, Ha Nam province, Quyet Thanh pottery village was established in the 16th century. The only pottery village in Ha Nam was busy in the 1960s when all the local households were engaged in the craft. Merchants along the Day River often say they like to pass through Que town to enjoy the scent of the local ceramic products.