Youth Living Well Award 2025: Spreading positive energy for the community

Photo caption — Comrade Nguyen Tuong Lam, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Youth Union, speaks. Photo: Minh Duc/VNA

Speaking at the program, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, President of the Vietnam Youth Union Nguyen Tuong Lam shared that the 20 examples of beautiful youths honored are clear evidence of the multidimensional beauty of kindness, the will to rise up and the sense of responsibility to the community, spreading positive energy in the young generation of Vietnam. Those typical examples are just a small slice in the bright picture of today's Vietnamese youth - a generation with compassion, solid knowledge, strong will, patriotism, and aspirations to reach far. The strength of youth does not lie in individuals, but in the connection and spread, creating widespread revolutionary movements, where doing good deeds becomes a habit, a value of life for millions of Vietnamese youth.

The Secretary of the Central Youth Union and President of the Vietnam Youth Union emphasized that every act of kindness, no matter how simple, contributes to building a humane and progressive society; every creative idea for the community is a brick contributing to building a strong future for the country. The Vietnam Youth Union will always accompany, inspire and arouse enthusiasm, create an environment and motivation for members and Vietnamese youth to constantly practice, contribute and mature.

After more than 3 months of implementation, the Organizing Committee received 86 nominations from 25 units of the Vietnam Youth Unions of provinces and cities; the People's Public Security Youth Committee; the Military Youth Committee; the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association; the Disabled Youth Association; the Vietnam Young Physicians Association; the Saint Giong Knowledge Portal and the Vietnam Young Artists Club. Of these, 8 individuals are ethnic minorities (Tay, Mong, Khmer, Muong) and 4 individuals have religions (Catholicism, Cao Dai, Catholicism), demonstrating the diversity and widespread spread of the spirit of "living beautifully" in all classes of Vietnamese youth.

Among the 20 outstanding young faces awarded the “Youth of Beautiful Living” Award this year, there are many touching stories, strongly spreading the spirit of humanity, courage and constant dedication of the young generation of Vietnam.

The story of Vu Tien Manh, an athlete of the Vietnam Disabled Athletics Team, is a testament to extraordinary willpower. Born with congenital nystagmus, never having seen the light, Manh has overcome all limits to assert himself in the international sports arena. Manh's tireless efforts contribute to raising the status of Vietnamese sports, becoming a source of inspiration for the disabled community and young people nationwide in terms of will and desire to live and rise up.

In the field of culture and arts, singer Hoa Minzy is a model artist who lives beautifully and is attached to the community. During her 10 years of working, Hoa Minzy has not only left her mark through music but also through her sharing heart. When the Central region encountered floods in 2020, she donated 100 million VND and went directly to the flooded areas to support people. In 2021, with her fan club, Hoa Minzy started construction of the first "An Hoa" bridge for people in remote areas, opening roads to schools and markets; then continued to build An Hoa 2 and An Hoa 3 bridges in Son La and Lao Cai, along with more than 1 billion VND to support people affected by storm Yagi. In 2025, Hoa Minzy became the first Vietnamese female artist to reach the #1 trending position globally on YouTube with the song Bac Bling with Quan Ho folk melodies, contributing to bringing Vietnamese music to the world.

Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinental 2022, Executive Director of Miss World Vietnam 2025 is a model of knowledgeable and enthusiastic young people. Bao Ngoc is the founder of the Gen Zero Program - Youth for Sustainable Development and coordinates the 2024 Climate Youth Conference (LCOY Vietnam) which brings together more than 500 young delegates to discuss solutions to respond to climate change. Representing Vietnamese youth, she attends international forums such as COP29, AFF 2025 and P4G. Bao Ngoc is also actively involved in volunteer activities with the Suoi Mat Tu Tam Club, supporting children and the disadvantaged and participating in environmental campaigns such as Clean Up Vietnam, Earth Hour, and afforestation at Xuan Lien Nature Reserve.

Another example is Police Sergeant Giang A Thang ( Dien Bien ), despite suffering from end-stage kidney failure, he still founded the model "Bundle of loving chopsticks" to create jobs and income for poor patients in the "dialysis village". Each month, the model consumes 6,000-7,000 pairs of bamboo chopsticks, helping each patient earn an additional 500,000-600,000 VND. Giang A Thang also mobilized to donate 50 gifts/month, calling for tens of millions of VND to support surgery and treatment for disadvantaged patients - a vivid proof of the spirit of living beautifully, knowing how to share and spread love.

20 stories, 20 hearts are 20 flames of the spirit of "living beautifully" in the new era, contributing to affirming the sustainable humanistic values of Vietnamese youth - living with aspirations, living responsibly, living for the community.

Over the past 8 years, the Award has honored 192 outstanding young faces across the country, in many different fields such as study, scientific research, labor - production, national defense - security, environmental protection, culture - arts, sports, social work and volunteering. The journey "Youth living beautifully" does not only stop at honoring activities, but also calls on youth across the country to join hands to cultivate good, humane values, for a strong, affectionate and sustainable Vietnam.

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