Born and raised among the lush tea hills of Go Cui hamlet, Nhu Khe Commune, young entrepreneur Nguyen Quoc Toan has turned his hometown’s signature crop into a promising startup venture. After graduating from Tuyen Quang College in June 2025, the Gen Z entrepreneur chose to return home rather than pursue a stable job in the city, determined to develop clean, high-quality tea products with a sustainable market orientation.
In late March and early April, Shan Tuyet tea hills in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang enter the main harvest season. On more than two hectares of tea plantations owned by Phan The Do’s family, fresh tea buds reach peak quality after absorbing nutrients throughout the season, providing premium raw materials for Do Khoa’s artisanal Shan Tuyet tea products.
Located within the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark, Khau Vai commune is a land rich in cultural identity, associated with the Khau Vai Love Market and the majestic landscape of jagged limestone mountains and the emerald Nho Que River winding through the vast highlands.
Dong Van, a peaceful highland commune in Tuyen Quang Province, is not only renowned for its majestic rocky mountains but also for preserving a unique traditional handicraft: the hemp weaving craft of the H’mong ethnic people.
Peach blossoms in Lo Lo Chai bloomed early from the beginning of November, giving the border village a strange, springlike beauty. This phenomenon coincided with the village being honored by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) as the “World’s Best Tourist Village 2025,” leading to a surge in visitors. Many homestays reported that room occupancy had already reached high levels by the end of October.
In Tung Ba commune, the craft of making dried vermicelli has been revived and flourished, largely thanks to Tay women. In Hong Minh hamlet, a vermicelli-making cooperative with eight members, led by Mrs. Nong Thi Thuyet, has been established to preserve and promote this traditional craft.
Harnessing the cool, year-round headwater streams at elevations from 800 to over 1,000 meters above sea level, nearly 90% of households in Nam An hamlet, Tan Quang commune, have embraced sturgeon farming, transforming mountain mist and forest streams into a sustainable livelihood and a pathway to a brighter future for the highland community.
Gen Z entrepreneur builds VietGAP tea brand
