In Chau Hanh commune (Quy Chau district, Nghe An province), the image of a slim boy carrying his friend to school for over 10 years, rain or shine, has become a familiar sight.

“We organize meetings every month to guide and practice life skills with children, such as how to avoid sexual abuse and labor exploitation,” said Tran Duy Hoa from Planète Enfants & Développement Vietnam (PE&D).

In a letter of commendation to them, the PM said this is an extremely serious and heartbreaking incident, adding he was moved by the heroic acts by the men who got ladders and hammers to rescue the victims.

‘Minh Vegetable’, who turned "hot" overnight in the Covid-19 years for donating vegetables to the poor, has made a comeback.

The child, a Chinese tourist (about 10 years old), had lunch with his family at a nearby restaurant and had entered the pool alone, resulting in a near-tragic incident.

The team has cleaned nearly 100 highly polluted river spots since its formation, earning the National Volunteer Award in 2023.

Sự has handed over 1,065 xích tùng trees taller than 1 metre to the Management Board of Yên Tử National Forest and Monument. These trees have been planted in the Yên Tử Forest and can thrive in their natural environment.

All the bridges bear the name “Phùng Hiệp.” “Phùng” represents the veteran himself, while “Hiệp” commemorates a late friend who shared his vision.

Diving in the deep sea sometimes for eight hours a day, Le Chien and other members of a volunteer group are "repairing and enriching" the ocean.

Prof. Dr. Hattori Tadashi has helped many people see the light and have a normal life.

Stemming from love for his paralysed father and other disabled people, Lê Văn Hóa successfully started a business by creating improved wheelchairs.

A foreign man was brought to Cho Ray Hospital in HCM City in a severe situation with a risk of brain hemorrhage. The patient needed platelet transfusions, but doctors faced difficulties because of his rare blood type.

Generations of VNUA students with a shared love for pets have voluntarily run a shelter for the past nine years, being guardian angels of nearly 10,000 animals in distress.

Néang Ma La and her colleagues at the centre provide care and rehabilitation for rare animals rescued from illegal trafficking and transportation, and eventually release them back to the wild.

Their channel, 'Draw Happiness', features videos documenting their journey around Ho Chi Minh City, discovering street vendors facing difficulties, and re-painting the signboards on their mobile shop for free.

Nguyen Binh Nam and his colleagues have built schools in some of the most difficult regions of Quang Nam, Quang Bình, Quang Ngai and Kon Tum provinces.

The ancient podocarp, or xich tung in Vietnamese, (Dacrydium elatum) in Yen Tu forest is no longer being threatened with extinction because there is a "sponsor" who has successfully propagated it.

Having worked at a school for disabled children in Yamanashi, Japan, Sai Koshikawa began a new adventure as a volunteer with the Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA), working in Vietnam, a country she had not yet known.

There are many reasons people decide to pack their bags and move permanently to Vietnam.

The 2000-kilometre-walking-journey of two foreign teachers is not for recognition, but rather to raise awareness and support for charities working to end human trafficking and transform the lives of deprived children in Việt Nam.