Vinh Thanh was the first commune in Phuoc Long district that has reached standards set out in the national new rural development program while 6 other communes of the district are scheduled to follow suit by the end of the year. Tran Hoang Duyen, Phuoc Long district’s Party Secretary, attributed these positive results to the Party and State’s customized policies to meet local conditions and needs: "The program’s success largely depends on the national and local authorities’ determination to implement it resolutely and transparently while ensuring people’s consensus during the implementation. Only by so doing can we improve the local people’s living standards and uplift the rural areas."

Over the past 3 years, Phuoc Long district has paved more than 400 km of roads connecting hamlets, built concrete bridges, upgraded the local irrigation system, and rezoned fields. The district has succeeded in developing its agriculture and aquaculture to boost the district’s economy, earning the local people an average income of 1700 USD/per person annually, up 2.4 times from 2009. The local authorities have also encouraged people to develop small-scale businesses and services. Tran Van Thong resides in Phuoc Thanh hamlet, Phuoc Long district: "Our family runs a small business in addition to aquaculture cultivation. We now enjoy better living conditions thanks to the national new rural development program with a better irrigation system to serve our aquaculture industry, and better roads for us to travel. We no longer suffer from poor living conditions and low production and we’re very happy for this."

The program’s initial success has encouraged the people of Phuoc Long to further contribute to local socio-economic development. They have volunteered to contribute their land, money, and labor to implementing the national new rural development program. Phan Van Dung lives in Tong 3A hamlet, Vinh Thanh commune, Phuoc Long district: "The program has won the people’s trust and support because it has helped improve their living standards. My family donated our land to make roads to facilitate local travel."

The program’s success in Phuoc Long is attributed to local authorities’ wise policies in mobilizing people’s strengths in implementing the national rural development program, said Huynh Kien Thiet of Phuoc Truong hamlet, Phuoc Long commune, Phuoc Long district: "Today’s encouraging results are thanks to the local government’s wise leadership, which has united people and encouraged their contributions to the program. The local authorities have always aided local people in the program’s implementation, helping them to understand it and get them involved."