(VOVWORLD) - In Ca Mau, cattails used to be considered a grass-like weed which cluttered land needed for growing rice. But now cattails, also known as bulrushes, have become a profitable specialty of Ca Mau province. Switching from rice to cattails has helped farmers in U Minh district escape poverty. The model is being expanded to give people in the U Minh Ha forest buffer zone a better life.

(VOVWORLD) - Khuoi Ky rock village in Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province has enchanted many visitors with its architecture of stilt houses built from rocks and the local Tay ethnic people’s culture and lifestyle. The village has changed gradually thanks to homestay services.

(VOVWORLD) - Viet Dan commune in Dong Trieu township, Quang Ninh province, is the first commune in Vietnam to be recognized as new-style rural model.

(VOVWORLD) - Cao Bo village in Vi Xuyen district is one of the biggest growers of Shan Tuyet tea in Ha Giang province. Shan Tuyet tea produces high profits and stable incomes for the locals, and greatly contributes to poverty reduction in the area.

(VOVWORLD) - The Sa Phin Agricultural and Forestry Services Co-operative, known as the Lanh Trang (White Flax) Co-operative, was established in 2017 in Ha Giang province to offer opportunities for disadvantaged ethnic minority people. To date, it has helped the locals escape poverty and find stable jobs and incomes.

(VOVWORLD) - Located in Tan Quy Dong commune in Dong Thap province, the 100-year-old Sa Dec village is known as the flower kingdom of the Mekong Delta, providing flowers to many provinces and cities nationwide and even abroad.

(VOVWORLD) - Community-based tourism in Ha Giang no longer centers only on culinary experiences, but also presents opportunities discover the rich local culture and the natural beauty of the region.

(VOVWORLD) - Located along the legendary Truong Son Dong Road at the foot of Chu Yang Sing Mountain, Kieu hamlet in Dak Lak province is ripe for tourism development. Its history, ecosystem, and culture qualify Kieu hamlet to become ecotourism village exhibiting the culture of Vietnam’s M'nong ethnic minority. VOV reports on Kieu’s prospects as a new-style rural ecotourism village.

(VOVWORLD) - A village of Cham ethnic people in Xuan Hung commune, Dong Nai province, which used to be a disadvantaged and backward area, has improved thanks to special government policies.

(VOVWORLD) - Nhu Xuan, which used to be a disadvantaged mountain district, has been transformed into a role model of Thanh Hoa province’s developmental strategy. It has successfully been removed from the list of poor districts and become an important transit point between the coastal lowland and the midland, mountain areas in the west of Thanh Hoa.