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Visiting the Central Highlands Province of Gia Lai at the end of November – early December, one can find bright Da Quy flowers in various locations. The flowers, also known as wild Mexican sunflower, begin blooming on Chu Dang Ya volcano and surrounding roads after the rainy season in Central Highlands. Their radiant yellow petals stand out above the blue and green of Central Highlands’s scenery. VNA Photo: Hồng Điệp

Sharing a more than 300km long border with China, but the rugged terrain features make the northern province of Cao Bang difficult to develop economy. However, the province, taking advantages of stunning natural landscapes and multi-ethnic cultures, has been paying attention to developing tourism. Boasting of more than 200 heritage sites and four national intangible cultural heritages, Cao Bang’s local authorities have decided to turn tourism into the leading industry of its economy. Besides the popular tourism destination of Trung Khanh, where is known for the Ban Gioc waterfall, the fourth largest on a national border in the world, Cao Bang sees enormous potentials in boosting community-based tourism in the remote districts, where 95 percent of the population being ethnic minorities, namely Tay, Nung, H’mong, Dao, San Chi, and Lo Lo. These ethnic group own their distinct culture and traditional customs that are still preserved during their daily life activities. VNA Photo: Nhật Anh

Border guard soldiers in the southern province of Long An conduct regular patrols to protect sovereignty and ensure security along the border with Cambodia despite many locations are flooded. Photo: Bui Giang - VNA

Muong Lay town in Dien Bien province boasts a very special position compared to other localities around Vietnam, as it is located on the banks of the Son La Hydropower Reservoir at the confluence of the Da River, the Nam Na River, and Nam Lay Stream. Muong Lay has long been dubbed a “jewel” atop the northwest skies thanks to its scenery that makes visitors fall in love. Photo: Trung Kien - VNA

By implementing the “One commune, One product” (OCOP) initiative, the northern province of Ninh Binh has successfully designated specific areas for unique products and fostered the growth of rural economy. The progamme has helped increase people’s incomes and promote local key products to access export markets. Photo: Vu Sinh – VNA

Sung Y Mua, a woman of the Mong ethnic group is an example for social work in Mai Chau district, the northern mountainous province of Hoa Binh. As a medical worker, she helps raise poeple’s awareness of healthcare and disseminate policies of the Party and State to local poeple. Especially, Mua has helped guide people to improve the income through cultural tourism. Photo: Trong Dat – VNA

Passion fruit has helped people of ethnic groups in mountainous communes of Tam Duong district, the northern province of Lai Chau escape from poverty, contributing to creating jobs and increasing income . At present, Tam Duong district has nearly 300 ha under passion fruit, which is material area for the Lai Chau Passion Fruit Joint Stock Company. Photo: Quy Trung - VNA

With natural conditions, synchronous investment in transportation and seaports, the central province of Ha Tinh has promoted investment promotion activities, attracting large-scale projects from domestic and foreign corporations. The province creates a solid foundation for the development of industrial parks and key economic zones in the future. Photo: Huu Quyet - VNA

Thousands of white storks fly from all regions to live and mate on an islet on Hoang Long River 20 km away from Ninh Binh city. The islet, called “Stork Island”, is a tourist attraction in Gia Lac commune, Gia Vien district, northern Ninh Binh province. Photo VNA: Minh Duc

The northern mountainous province of Lai Chau, home to 20 ethnic minority groups, always pays attention to keep kermises alive to preserve traditional culture. Local people go to kermises not only to exchange goods but also to meet each other. VNA Photo: Quy Trung

Ninh Binh province with many heritage sites is a destination to relax and enjoy adventure sports, including paragliding. When the weather is fine, the colourful gliders look like butterflies in the sky. Photo: Thuy Dung - VNA

The first terraced fields festival in Mien Doi commune, Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province was held on October 26. The festival featured local cultural experiences and showcase the stunning terraced fields of Mien Doi commune. Located about 20 km from the center of Lac Son district, Mien Doi commune is surrounded by mountainous terrain. Coming to the locality, visitors can enjoy a serene mountainous landscape, lush green terraces cascading down hillsides, fresh air, and traditional stilt houses owned by the Muong ethnic group. VNA Photo: Thanh Hai

Thai Phien flower village is located 7km from Da Lat city with more than 1,000 households participating in flower growing. As a flower village with a long history of development, Thai Phien flower village has become one of the attractive destinations, luring thousands of domestic and foreign tourists to visit and experience. Photo: VNA

The Central Highlands has more than 5 million hectares of agricultural land, including 1.3 million hectares of red basalt soil, which is an advantage to become a major agricultural commodity production center of the country, especially developing key agricultural export products. To develop sustainable agriculture, the agricultural sector and the authorities of the Central Highlands provinces have made plans of growing areas to meet standards of import markets in the world. Photo: VNA

Duc Giang General Hospital has successfully performed its first five kidney transplants, mastering techniques trained and transferred from the experts of the Military Medical Hospital 103. The hospital has become the second medical facility under the Hanoi Department of Health (after Saint Paul General Hospital) to be named on the organ transplant map of Vietnam. VNA Photo: Minh Quyet

In the peaceful countryside of Ha Tinh province, there stands a living witness to centuries of history, an 800-year-old Trôi tree in Huong Vinh commune, Huong Khe district. This ancient tree is not only a precious natural heritage, but also the soul and pride of generations of local people. According to experts, the 800-year-old Troi tree is one among Vietnam's rare heritage trees. Standing over 27 meters tall with a trunk circumference of 8.2 meters and a canopy spanning 40 meters, the tree has robust roots and sprawling branches, which provide not only scenic beauty but also habitat protection for many species. VNA Photo: Huu Quyet

Located on Bao Dai Mountain, Dong Trieu district, in the northern province of Quang Ninh, Ngoa Van pagoda relic complex is a sacred pilgrimage site attracting tourists all year round. Ngoa Van is where Buddha-Emperor Tran Nhan Tong (1258-1308) founded the Truc Lam Zen Monastery, a line of Buddhist meditation imbued with Vietnamese culture, and attained Nirvana. It has been considered the holy land of the Tran Dynasty and Truc Lam Zen Monastery ever since. VNA Photo: Minh Duc

Three female Vietnamese entrepreneurs have been named in the list of the Most Powerful Women Asia 2024 (MPW Asia) announced by US magazine Fortune. The three entrepreneurs are Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Founder and Chairwoman of Vietjet Air; Nguyen Duc Thach Diem, CEO of the Saigon Thuong Tin Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Sacombank); and Mai Kieu Lien, CEO of Vinamilk. VNA Photo

Vietnamese women are playing an increasingly vital role in the nation’s development and progress. Balancing public responsibilities with domestic duties, they are not only the heart of the family, but also making meaningful contributions to the country’s development. VNA Photo

The north-western mountainous province of Lai Chau has implemented various measures to boost local living standards in line with the provincial Party Committee’s resolution on sustainable poverty alleviation for 2021 – 2023. The resolution includes support policies to encourage agro-forestry-fishery development and technology use in agricultural production. VNA Photo: Quy Trung