(VOVworld) – An initiative to get businesses engaged in reducing poverty and backwardness in Dak Lak province’s ethnic hamlets has proved effective over the past 10 years. Businesses were encouraged to twin with local ethnic hamlets to help them improve local infrastructure and raise living standards. VOV’s Minh Hue reports….

(VOVworld) – Ben Tre leads the Mekong River Delta in new rural development, thanks to the local government’s success in mobilizing people and creating consensus in implementing the national rural development program. VOV’s Nhat Cuong reports….

(VOVworld) - To ensure national food security, it’s essential for Vietnam to develop a master-plan and protect the farm land. Besides, the agricultural sector should boost links among producers and market expansion while increasing investment in science and technology to improve farmers’ income and protect the ecological environment. VOV talks to Doctor Dang Kim Son, Director of the Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development, about the issue.

(VOVworld) – As one of the 5 districts nationwide selected by the government as a role model for a national program on new rural development in the 2010-2015 period, Bac Lieu province’s Phuoc Long district has completed the program’s many set targets. This is attributed to the local government’s success in mobilizing people’s contribution to the program in addition to appropriate policies which match local conditions.

(VOVworld) – The public library in Binh Vong village in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thuong Tin has, over the past decade, become a popular meeting place for villagers. Going to the library every afternoon has improved their lives.

(VOVworld) – Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 has achieved its poverty reduction targets for the period 2014-2015, one year ahead of schedule, thanks to district authorities visiting every household to show them the most effective ways to escape poverty. VOV’s Kim Dung reports…..

(VOVworld) – Mai Dinh commune in Hanoi’s Soc Son district has seen increased agricultural production with a cut in labor and costs thanks to its agricultural mechanization. VOV’s Dinh Trung reports…

(VOVworld) – Farmers in Ninh Binh province’s Yen Khanh district have escaped poverty and even become well-off thanks to a new 3-in-1 agricultural model that earns them an annual revenue of thousands of USD. VOV reports….

(VOVworld) – 660,000 rural workers received vocational training in the period 2010-2013, mainly in husbandry and fishery, as part of the national new rural development program. VOV’s Long Lam reports….

(VOVworld) – With rapid industrialization and modernization, Bac Ninh province has seen a sharp decrease in the number of rural workers in recent years. In response, Bac Ninh has rezoned fields and boosted mechanization to improve productivity. VOV’s Vu Huong reports….