Feeling pity for ‘smallest boy in Việt Nam’ who used to live isolated from the outside world, Đặng Văn Cương – the principal of Sơn Ba Primary Boarding School in the central province of Quảng Ngãi – persuaded Đinh Văn K’Rể’s parents to let him attend his school. Over the past three years, he has been treating and teaching K’Rể like his own son.

Bảo Hà Village in Đồng Minh Commune, Vĩnh Bảo District in Hải Phòng City, has been famous for the local craft of carving wooden statues for over 500 years. Local craftspeople have recently started also carving busts of people from portraits.

Traditional products made from natural materials like bamboo, rattan and straw have become bestsellers in HCM City, replacing items made with plastic or metal.

Switching from rice and maize to growing flowers and applying high-tech methods has helped earn Xuân Quan VNĐ200 billion (US$8.7 million) each year. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.

Vạc Village in the central province of Nghệ An has been regarded as an inportant archaeological site. It hosts thousands of objects made of bronze and ceramic, especially 14 bronze drums dating back 2,100 years ago. Trần Mai Hưởng reports.

Floods are a growing problem across the country. Inspired by the diversity of forests, a natural dyke project near Hội An shows one solution. Công Thành reports.

A free English class in Pháp Vân Pagoda have hosted more than 200 needy students since last July. Lê Hương reports.

Having graduated with a degree in biology and environmental studies from the Đà Nẵng Teachers’ Training College, Bùi Văn Tuấn has explored remote forests across central Việt Nam to conduct his scientific research on primate species and their diets, as well as the rich forest biodiversity of the  region.

Ranked second for food waste in the region, Việt Nam also has a high number of hungry people. Foodbank Vietnam is a non-profit organisation looking for solutions. Mai Phương reports.