A former computer engineer-turned-entrepreneur, Ha Anh Truong has transformed water hyacinth from Vietnam’s Mekong Delta waterways into export-quality handicrafts, generating annual revenue of $1.2 million.

The Co Tu people's tơr hoong flute once served as a musical language of courtship in the mountains of central Vietnam.

Bui Thi Nam, a retired teacher in Ninh Binh, has devoted herself to preserving and nurturing the cultural soul of the Muong community, particularly the traditional art of Dum singing, which is facing the risk of fading away.

Leaving behind a job with an income many people dream of, Tran Hoai Vu decided to return to his hometown in Nghe An, investing all his savings and borrowing additional funds to pour VND10 billion into clean agriculture.

Since retiring, Ngoc has embarked on numerous driving trips across Vietnam from south to north alongside his wife. Traveling and exploring the country is their passion, injecting color and positive energy in their senior years.

Accompanying her husband in his battle against cancer for over 6 years, Cao Phuong Thao had to sell two houses in HCMC, jewelry, brand-name watches, and poured all accumulated assets to hold onto her partner's life.

Engineer Nguyen Anh Cuong and his team in Dong Nai spent two years developing an innovative water-based polymer coating for paper packaging that enables disposable cups to decompose almost entirely within six months.

At 8am, after finishing a yoga session, Nguyen Le Van, 75, from Thu Duc, HCMC, brewed a cup of coffee, took a sip, and reviewed photos from his 31-day cross-country motorbike trip covering more than 6,000km.

Citing models like Tuyen Quang's Lo Lo Chai village, lawmakers have demanded a pivot to livelihood-centric policies that secure stable incomes for aging artisans.