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Only two kilometres north of Buon Ma Thuot city (the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak), Ako Dhong holds the hidden beauty of atraditional village of the E De ethnic group. We were amazed to find a traditional village still thriving in a modern city. Now, the 62ha village has around more than 247 households who make a living from brocade, ruou can (wine drunk out of a jar through straws)and handicraft products. The village has a peaceful vibe, and the roadsare clean and spacious. In front of each long house is a garden with manytrees. VNA Photo: Thanh Tùng

The island district of Ly Son in Quang Ngai Province is known as not only the homeland of the Hoang Sa Flotilla, but also the kingdom of onions and garlic which have distinctive delicious tastes that other products of its kind can not compare with. In Vietnam, onions and garlic are planted mainly in the deltas of the rivers. Yet, these varieties of plants have stuck deep roots into the sand and grown well on Ly Son Island and become famous specialties. VNA Photo

Dong Thap province built many canals, which carry fresh water from Tien river into the Dong Thap Muoi region, helping wash away alum, expand cultivation land and increase and increase rice-growing acreage. VNA Photo: Nhựt An

Responding to the movement to eliminate temporary anddilapidated houses for the poor and those with housing difficulties, Yen Bai provincialYouth Union has mobilized social resources to support the construction ofhouses for extremely disadvantaged households in the province. VNA Photo: TiếnKhánh

Lo Van Vuong, in Dong village, Muong Than commune, Than Uyen district, northern Lai Chau province has been succeeded in restructuring crop cultivation and animal husbandry. Up to now, his family has planted 1.2hectares of strawberries, 400 plum trees, and also intercropped grapefruit with guava, bamboo shoots under the forest canopy, and over 1,000 m2 of chili peppers. He has also developed the breeding of native sows with 20 pigs, and100 poultry of various types. His family earns over 300 million VND in benefit per year, creating jobs for 4 local workers with a salary of 4.5 million VND/month. VNA Photo: Quý Trung

Many young people in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La have succeeded in start up business, contributing to building new-style rural areas. VNA Photo: Quang Quyết

In late March, Bac Ha plateau, about 70 km from Lao Cai city, are adorned with pure white pear blossoms. These blooming orchards create a dreamy landscape, resembling a fairy tale scene in the majestic Northwest mountains. VNA Photo: Hương thu

Thanks to the national target programme on socio-economic development of ethnic-inhabited and mountainous areas, the life of Cong ethnic people in Pa Thom border commune, Dien Bien district (Dien Bien province) has had remarkable changes. Infrastructure works such as roads, cultural houses, safe water systems, and many solid houses have been built. The rate of poor and near-poor households of Cong people in Dien Bien district has decreased from 90% (in 2016) to about 40%. VNA Photo: Xuân Tư

Directive No. 40-CT/TW of the Party Central Committee's Secretariat on strengthening the Party's leadership towards social policy credit has served as a new wind that creates breakthroughs for social policy credit. Over the past 10 years, loan support from the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) has met the needs for capital of the poor and social policy beneficiaries across the country, contributing to the socio-economic development of localities. VNA Photo: Trần Việt

The Mekong Delta province of An Giang on March 19 held a ceremony to celebrate the recognition of its Festival of the Ba Chua Xu Goddess at Sam Mountain as a UNESCO intangible cultural heritage. The Festival of the Ba Chua Xu Goddess, held from the 22nd to 27th of the fourth lunar month, is one of the biggest religious events in the south. The festival is celebrated by the Kinh, Khmer, Cham, and Hoa ethnic groups in Chau Doc city to express gratitude to the goddess for her protection of the people's prosperity, health, and peace. It features a palanquin procession, a bathing ceremony to change the clothes and jewelry of the statue of the goddess and the preparation and presentation of offerings. VNA Photo: Thanh Sang